Factors regulating viable cell density in the intervertebral disc: blood supply in relation to disc height.
The intervertebral disc is an avascular tissue, maintained by a small population of cells that obtain nutrients mainly by diffusion from capillaries at the disc-vertebral body interface. Loss of this nutrient supply is thought to lead to disc degeneration, but how nutrient supply influences viable c...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2013
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