Cartilage intermediate layer protein affects the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration by regulating the extracellular microenvironment (Review)
- Authors:
- Libangxi Liu
- Jinyue He
- Chang Liu
- Minghui Yang
- Jiawei Fu
- Jiarong Yi
- Xuezheng Ai
- Miao Liu
- Yong Zhuang
- Yaqing Zhang
- Bo Huang
- Changqing Li
- Yue Zhou
- Chencheng Feng
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Affiliations: Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, Xi'nan Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China - Published online on: December 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2020.4832
- Pages: 475-484
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Copyright: © Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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