Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6044493 World Neurosurgery 2015 35 Pages PDF
Abstract
Our findings suggest that the cytokines, enzymes, growth factors, and proapoptotic proteins, such as IL-6, MMP-1, IGF-1, and BAX, may be critical factors in the pathophysiology of the degeneration of the intervertebral disks in patients with symptomatic degenerative disk disease.
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