Possible functional involvement of thymosin beta 4 in developing tooth germ of mouse lower first molar

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 207-213

  Akhter, Merina ^a   Kobayashi, Ieyoshi ^a   Kiyoshima, Tamotsu ^a   Matsuo, Kou ^a   Yamaza, Haruyoshi ^b   Wada, Hiroko ^a   Honda, Jun Ya ^a   Ming, Xie ^a   Sakai, Hidetaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Thymosin beta 4; Tooth development

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYMOSIN BETA4;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; GERM LAYER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLAR; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMOSIN; TOOTH GERM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744481182     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0040-x     Document Type: Article

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