Fig. 1From: Effect of diminished flow in rabbit lumbar arteries on intervertebral disc matrix changes using MRI T2-mapping and histologyIntraoperative picture of rabbit lumbar artery ligation. The abdominal aorta (arrow) was exposed by a retroperitoneal approach. The trunk of the lumbar artery (arrowhead) was doubly ligated using vascular clips (asterisk)Back to article page