Changes in human intervertebral disc biochemical composition and bony end plates between middle and old age.
Delio Eulalio MartinsValquiria Pereira de MedeirosMarcelo WajchenbergEdgar Julian Paredes-GameroMarcelo LimaRejane Daniele ReginatoHelena Bonciani NaderEduardo Barros PuertasFlavio FaloppaPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Results show the cranial vertebral endplate is the main vascular source for the intervertebral discs. Hylauronic acid molecular weight is the same through the intervertebral disc after age of 50 years.