Aspden R M, Hickey D S, Hukins D W
Connect Tissue Res. 1981;9(2):83-7. doi: 10.3109/03008208109160244.
X-Ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy show that collagen fibrils tend to be oriented parallel to the surface of the vertebral end plates in pig, rat and man. It is suggested that this orientation allows the end plate to withstand the pressure exerted on it by the nucleus pulposus. Scanning electron microscopy shows that lamellae occur in human end plates. Collagen fibrils also tend to be preferentially aligned in the direction of the ventral-dorsal axis.
X射线衍射和扫描电子显微镜显示，猪、大鼠和人类的胶原纤维倾向于与椎体终板表面平行排列。据推测，这种排列方式使终板能够承受髓核对其施加的压力。扫描电子显微镜显示人类终板中存在薄片结构。胶原纤维也倾向于优先沿腹背轴方向排列。
