Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on October 25, 1981
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A form of mucopolysaccharidosis with visceral storage and excessive urinary excretion of chondroitin sulphate. Dev Med Child Neurol (1972) 1.50
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The characterization of a protein-polysaccharide isolated from Kurloff cells of the guinea pig. Biochem J (1970) 1.03
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Type III collagen: A major constituent of rheumatoid and normal human synovial membrane. Connect Tissue Res (1975) 1.01
Direct transfer of a lysosomal enzyme from lymphoid cells to deficient fibroblasts. Nature (1981) 1.01
The glycosaminoglycans of canine menisci. Biochem J (1981) 1.00
Enzyme replacement therapy by fibroblast transplantation in a case of Hunter syndrome. Nature (1976) 0.99
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Proteoglycans of the knee-joint cartilage of young normal and lame pigs. Biochem J (1972) 0.97
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Proteoglycan aggregate formation by articular chondrocytes. Decrease in link-protein synthesis during culture. Biochem J (1983) 0.94
Comparison of epidural anaesthesia with ropivacaine 0.5% and bupivacaine 0.5% for caesarean section. Can J Anaesth (1998) 0.93
Epidural steroids, epidural morphine and epidural steroids combined with morphine in the treatment of post-laminectomy syndrome. Pain (1989) 0.92
Associations between spinal deformity and outcomes after decompression for spinal stenosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 0.91
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Continuous epidural ropivacaine 0.2% for analgesia after lower abdominal surgery. Anesth Analg (1997) 0.91
Proteoglycans from sheep, pig, rat and human spleens having chemical and biological resemblances to that in Kurloff cells. FEBS Lett (1971) 0.91
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Immunochemical localization of collagen types and proteoglycan in pig intervertebral discs. Immunology (1980) 0.91
Symptomatic intravertebral disc herniation (Schmorl's node) in the cervical spine. Ann Rheum Dis (1985) 0.91
Mobilization of glycosaminoglycans by plasma infusion in mucopolysaccharidosis type 3--two types of response. Nat New Biol (1973) 0.90
Increased breakdown of glycosaminoglycans and appearance of corrective enzyme after skin transplants in Hunter syndrome. Nature (1975) 0.90
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