Science, Vol 199, Issue 4328, 547-549
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Structure of collagen in cartilage of intervertebral disk
C Berthet,
DJ Hulmes,
A Miller,
and
PA Timmins
Small-angle x-ray and neutron diffraction patterns have been obtained from the annulus fibrosus of porcine intervertebral disk. These show that the collagen in this tissue is modified compared with that in tendon.