title: Intervertebral disc degeneration: biological and biomechanical factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush Medical College at Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Howard S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins