title: Response to 'increase of nerve growth factor levels in the human herniated intervertebral disc: can annular rupture trigger discogenic back pain?'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Agri Military Hospital, Abide Mah, Erzuurum Cad, Agri Asker Hastanesi, Merkez, Agri, Turkey. mehmetagilli@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agilli
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Agri Military Hospital, Abide Mah, Erzuurum Cad, Agri Asker Hastanesi, Merkez, Agri, Turkey. safakekinci@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Safak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekinci
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D020932:Nerve Growth Factor