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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: Spine J. 2013 Feb 4;13(3):263–272. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.12.004

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Quantitative MRI analysis. Average data for (Top) NP area and (Bottom) MRI Index combining L2–L3, L3–L4, and L4–L5 (the treated discs) for each rabbit group, expressed as a percent of the Time 0 value, demonstrates that the punctured group undergoes the largest decrease in area and MRI Index across time-points. The groups that were punctured and subsequently treated with carrier or cells+buffer undergo lesser decrease in area and Index, whereas the group treated with cells+carrier undergoes the least decrease in area and Index. Error bars represent standard error. Each group consisted of six rabbits (18 discs).