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      Age-related changes in fibronectin in annulus fibrosus of the sand rat (Psammomys obesus).

      Experimental cell biology
      Aging, metabolism, Animals, Arvicolinae, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, Female, Fibronectins, analysis, Immunohistochemistry, Intervertebral Disc, Male, Microspectrophotometry

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          Fibronectin stains were carried out and evaluated by microspectrophotometric techniques in annuli fibrosi of vertebral discs of sand rats (Psammomys obesus) of both sexes and two age groups, 13-18 months and over 2 years of age. The distribution of fibronectin in the annulus shows a centripetal gradient from the outer to the inner laminae. Fibronectin was significantly more abundant in the annuli of old than of young animals of corresponding sex. Sex differences were not significant. The dorsal segment contained more fibronectin than the ventral, but the difference was statistically significant only in the aged females. The outer laminae of the annuli appeared consistently higher in fibronectin content than the inner laminae.

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