title: [Study on the collagen of the different region of disc and different sigmental disc].
abstract: With the method of the collagen decomposition producting special hyoroxyprolines (HYP), the collagens of the different region of discs and different segmental discs were studied. The results were as follow: The fibrous annulus had a higher collagen content than did the nucleus pulposus (P < 0.001). In fibrous annulus, the inner region had a lower collagen content was found at the postolateral part of the fibrous annulus (P < 0.05), especially at the poster-lateral inner zone (P < 0.001). The local low-collagen content at the particular location may be one of the factors, which was clinically susceptible to a disc herniation at the part. An increasing graduation of collagen content was found from thoracic disc12 to lumbar disc 5. But, there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical College.
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: P X
authors.initials: PX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000737:chemistry*; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen