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Sonic hedgehog in the notochord is sufficient for patterning of the intervertebral discs.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Jan 2000
Choi Kyung-Suk, Lee Chanmi, Harfe Brian D
Abstract excerpt
The intervertebral discs, located between adjacent vertebrae, are required for stability of the spine and distributing mechanical load throughout the vertebral column. All cell types located in the middle regions of the discs, called nuclei pulposi, are derived from the embryonic notochord. Recently, it was shown that the hedgehog signaling pathway plays an essential role during formation of nuclei pulposi....
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