The Spine Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 275-280 , May 2004

Sensory innervation of the lateral portion of the lumbar intervertebral disc in rats

  • Yasuchika Aoki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan. Tel.: +81-43-226-2117; fax: +81-43-226-2116.
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  • Yuzuru Takahashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
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  • Kazuhisa Takahashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
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  • Tanemichi Chiba, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
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  • Masahiro Kurokawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
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  • Tomoyuki Ozawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan
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  • Hideshige Moriya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba City 260-8670, Japan

Received 21 March 2003 ,Accepted 2 October 2003.

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☆ FDA device/drug status: not applicable.This work was supported in whole or in part by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science under Grant 1457 1358. Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this research.

PII: S1529-9430(03)00554-0

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.10.005

The Spine Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 275-280 , May 2004

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