Intervertebral Disc-Derived Stem/Progenitor Cells as a Promising Cell Source for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration

• Main Authors: Binwu Hu (Author), Ruijun He (Author), Kaige Ma (Author), Zhe Wang (Author), Min Cui (Author), Hongzhi Hu (Author), Saroj Rai (Author), Baichuan Wang (Author), Zengwu Shao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is considered to be the primary reason for low back pain. Despite remarkable improvements in both pharmacological and surgical management of IVD degeneration (IVDD), therapeutic effects are still unsatisfactory. It is because of the fact that these therapies ar...