PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 536-540 , June 2009

Identification of Candidate Serum Biomarkers for Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in an Animal Model

  • Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh; Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 5th Ave, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15213†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: G.S.
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  • Ed Westrick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA‡
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  • Arun G. Rajasekhar, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh; Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA§
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  • Barrett Woods, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Steven Leckie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA∥
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  • Paulo Coelho, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh; Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA#
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  • Nam Vo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA⁎⁎
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  • Rebecca Studer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh; VAHS, Pittsburgh, PA††
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  • James Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ferguson Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA‡‡

Received 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 28 March 2009.

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 Supported by The Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports, and Occupational Rehabilitation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students program of the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

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PII: S1934-1482(09)00383-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.03.016

PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 536-540 , June 2009

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