Tight Junctions in Differentiating Ameloblasts and Odontoblasts Differentially Express ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-1 in Early Odontogenesis of Rat Molars

Anatomical Record - Part A Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 338-343

  João, Silvia M A ^a   Arana Chavez, Victor E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ameloblasts; Claudin 1; Occludin; Odontoblasts; Odontogenesis; Tight junction; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 1; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

AMELOBLAST; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLAR TOOTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ODONTOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1842562390     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20021     Document Type: Article

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