Immunocompetent cells in the pulp of human deciduous teeth

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-36

  Angelova, A ^a   Takagi, Y ^a   Okiji, T ^b   Kaneko, T ^a   Yamashita, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deciduous teeth; Immunocompetent cells; Immunohistochemistry; Physiological root resorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842332826     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(03)00173-0     Document Type: Article

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