Fig. 2From: Effect of diminished flow in rabbit lumbar arteries on intervertebral disc matrix changes using MRI T2-mapping and histologyThe rabbit lumbar artery ligation model. Blood flow to the L3/L4 disc (cranial disc) was diminished by ligation of the third lumbar artery, and blood flow to the L5/L6 disc (caudal disc) was diminished by ligation of the fourth lumbar artery. The L4/L5 disc was termed the bilateral disc because blood flow to the L4/L5 disc was diminished by ligation of both the third and fourth lumbar arteries. The L2/L3 disc was used as the control discBack to article page