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Table 2 Donors of IVD materials for cell isolation, and RT-PCR and immunostaining analyses of bone morphogenic protein antagonists

From: Osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells is hindered by the presence of intervertebral disc cells

IVD donor

Donor code

Birth year

Sex

Patient age, years

Disc level

Type

1

P38

1978

M

37

L5–S1

SD, modic type II

2

P40

1959

M

56

L4–L5

SD, modic type II

3

P41

1982

M

33

Unknown

T

4

P45

1968

M

47

T12–L1

SD

5

P46

1968

M

47

L1–L2

T, D

6

P47

1982

M

33

T12–L1

T,D

7

P48

1941

M

74

L2–L3

T

8

P50

1958

M

57

L5–S1

SD

  1. M male, L lumbar vertebra, T traumatic disc, D degenerative disc, SD symptomatic degenerative disc
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