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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐3 gene up‐regulation in a rat tail compression loading‐induced disc degeneration model
16 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
The rodent static compression loading-induced disc degeneration model still has important gaps among the radiographic, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and histological schemes and the acute and chronic expression of catabolic genes such as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3. Our objectives were to assess the validity of a rat tail two-disc static compression model and to elucidate a representative catabolic...
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