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Scanning electron microscopic observations of the vascular structure of vertebral end-plates in rabbits

1994; Wiley; Volume: 12; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jor.1100120318

1554-527X

Sadaaki Oki, Yoshiro Matsuda, Toshio Itoh, Taihoh Shibata, Hideo Okumura, Junzo Desaki,

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Abstract We used scanning electron microscopy to examine the microcirculation in the vertebral end‐plates of rabbits. The arteriola arborizes and swells at the end‐plate and then coils to make a microvessel loop. This loop is the structure we refer to as a vascular bud. We suggest that these loop structures of the capillaries play a major role in the nutrition of the intervertebral discs.