The Spine Journal
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 63-67 , January 2003

Substance P–containing nerves within the human vertebral body: an immunohistochemical study of the basivertebral nerve

  • Christian Fras, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, 36 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, USA
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  • Philip Kravetz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Irving Orthopedics, 2120 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, 75061, USA
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  • Dina R Mody, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor College of Medicine, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    • ,
  • Michael H Heggeness, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Baylor College of Medicine, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Tel.: (713) 986-5730; fax: (713) 986-5731.
    • Baylor College of Medicine, 6560 Fannin Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 28 February 2002 ,Accepted 8 July 2002.

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☆☆ Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this research.

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The Spine Journal
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