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AT the present time an increasing amount of attention is being directed to the non-collagenous proteins in connective tissues. Like collagen, these proteins are associated with polysaccharides in the form of mixtures or complexes, though the exact nature of the linkages between the moieties is a controversial subject. These compounds are essential components of the intercellular matrix of intervertebral disks, and a knowledge of them is needed for an understanding of the mechanisms of intervertebral disk prolapse.
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TAYLOR, T., LITTLE, K. Intercellular Matrix of the Intervertebral Disk in Ageing and in Prolapse. Nature 208, 384–386 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208384a0
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