Mineral Phase Changes During Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Theresa Banu Yenen, William D. Thom, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Sam Khan, Viviana Rojas Solano, Giulio Isacco Lampronti, Kate Hughes, Janire Sáez, Davide Corbetta, Salih Eminağa, Giunio Bruto Cherubini, Jonathan J. Powell, Andy Brown, Paul Freeman
The paper analyzes mineral phase changes in intervertebral discs from dogs, finding that herniated discs contain crystalline hydroxyapatite while non-herniated discs have amorphous calcium phosphate.
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience