Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor in the human and the sand rat intervertebral disc.docVIP

Available online /content/10/4/R82 Research article Open Access Vol 10 No 4 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor in the human and the sand rat intervertebral disc Helen E Gruber1, Jane A Ingram1, Gretchen Hoelscher1, Natalia Zinchenko1, H James Norton2 and Edward N Hanley Jr1 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA 2Department of Biostatistics, Carolinas Medical Center, PO Box 32861, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA Corresponding author: Helen E Gruber, helen.gruber@ Received: 10 Apr 2008 Revisions requested: 2 Jun 2008