Mechanical and Biochemical Characterization of the Degenerated Rabbit Intervertebral Disc by MRI
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D. D. Chan, S. N. Khan, X. Ye, S. B. Curtiss, M. C. Gupta, E. Klineberg, and C. P. Neu Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, Orthopedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, United States, Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, United States
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