Recurrent aphthous stomatitis may be initiated by traumatic epithelial implantation and sustained by localized pathergic status

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 522-524

  Aminabadi, Naser Asl ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE; THALIDOMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KERATINOCYTE; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

HUMANS; MOUTH; ORAL ULCER; RECURRENCE; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38749145182     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.06.034     Document Type: Article

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