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. 1981 Oct;133(Pt 3):351–357.

Collagen fibril diameters and elastic fibres in the annulus fibrosus of human fetal intervertebral disc.

D S Hickey, D W Hukins
PMCID: PMC1167606  PMID: 7328042

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