Down-Regulated CK8 Expression in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
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Down-Regulated CK8 Expression in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
As an intermediate filament protein, cytokeratin 8 (CK8) exerts multiple cellular functions. Moreover, it has been identified as a marker of notochord cells, which play essential roles in human nucleus pulposus (NP). However, the distribution of CK8 positive cells in human NP and their relationship with intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) have not been clarified until now. Here, we found the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1449-1907
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5642