The activin-binding protein follistatin is expressed in developing murine molar and induces odontoblast-like cell differentiation in vitro

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1625-1636

  Heikinheimo, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activin A; Dental papilla culture; Follistatin; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Odontoblasts

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; HEPARIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUSE; NEWBORN; ODONTOBLAST; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INHIBINS; MICE; MOLAR; ODONTOBLASTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031253966     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345970760100301     Document Type: Article

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