Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP’s) in the rat scoliotic intervertebral disc
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP’s) in the rat scoliotic intervertebral disc
Introduction – aim The response of the intervertebral disc to asymmetric forces may accelerate degeneration through changes in the matrix. At a macroscopic level the disc sustains structural changes which may play a role in the progression of a scoliotic curve. At a molecular level, disc degeneration is the outcome of the action of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), members of a family of enzymes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scoliosis
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1748-7161
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-5-s1-o18