Wang, Dong
Hartman, Robert
Han, Chao
Zhou, Chao-ming
Couch, Brandon
Malkamaki, Matias
Roginskaya, Vera
Van Houten, Bennett
Mullett, Steven J.
Wendell, Stacy G.
Jurczak, Michael J.
Kang, James
Lee, Joon
Sowa, Gwendolyn
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG044376, R01 DK114012, DK119627, R33ES025606)
Article History
Received: 15 May 2020
Accepted: 3 April 2021
First Online: 21 May 2021
Declarations
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: The experimental protocol for collecting and processing disc tissues isolated from patients underwent surgeries for disc degeneration was approved by the human subjects Institutional Review Board at the University of Pittsburgh. Animals used in this study were performed in full compliance with approved protocol from our Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.