Structure of Collagen in Cartilage of Intervertebral Disk
- 3 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 199 (4328) , 547-549
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.622556
Abstract
Small-angle x-ray and neutron diffraction patterns have been obtained from the annulus fibrosus of porcine intervertebral disk. These show that the collagen in this tissue is modified compared with that in tendon.Keywords
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