Pathophysiology and epidemiology of TMJ

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 382-390

  Milam, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Arthritis; Estrogen; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; ALPHA5 INTEGRIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; BIGLYCAN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 12; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; COLLAGEN TYPE 9; DECORIN; DERMATAN SULFATE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBRONECTIN; HYALURONIC ACID; KERATAN SULFATE; LAMININ; LINK PROTEIN; NEUROKININ A; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SUBSTANCE P; TENASCIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

EID: 1642513623     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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