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. 2014 Dec 4;9(12):e112454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112454

Figure 1. Method of IVD organ harvest for ex vivo culture.

Figure 1

(a) Anterior spine is exposed after removal of peritoneal sac and paraspinal musculature. (b) Excision of a lumbar IVD after the superior and inferior extents were freed with sharp dissection at 4× magnification.