The presence and absence of lymphatic vessels in the adult human intervertebral disc: relation to disc pathology.
OBJECTIVE: Although the normal adult human intervertebral disc is considered to be avascular, vascularised cellular fibrous tissue can be found in pathological conditions involving the disc such as disc herniation. Whether lymphatics vessels form a component of this reparative tissue is not known as...
Main Authors: | Kliskey, K, Williams, K, Yu, J, Jackson, D, Urban, J, Athanasou, N |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2009
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