# Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/exhaustion-of-nucleus-pulposus-progenitor-cells-with-ageing-and-degeneration-of/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Daisuke Sakai,Yoshihiko Nakamura,Tomoko Nakai,Taishi Mishima,Shunichi Kato,Sibylle Grad,Mauro Alini,Makarand V. Risbud,Danny Chan,Kathryn S.E. Cheah,Ken–ichi Yamamura,Koichi Masuda,Hideyuki Okano,Kiyoshi Ando,Joji Mochida |
| Citations | 451 |
| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms2226 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2226.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1982678468 |
| PMID | 23232394 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2012 |

## Paper authors

- [Kiyoshi Ando](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kiyoshi-ando/)

## Paper journal

- [Nature Communications](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature-communications/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)

## Paper topics

- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)
- [Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation](https://scholariq.org/topics/musculoskeletal-pain-and-rehabilitation/)
- [Spinal Hematomas and Complications](https://scholariq.org/topics/spinal-hematomas-and-complications/)

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