Reduction of Egf signaling decides transition from crown to root in the development of mouse molars

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 312, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 486-494

  Fujiwara, Naoki ^a   Akimoto, Tadashi ^a   Otsu, Keishi ^a   Kagiya, Tadayoshi ^a   Ishizeki, Kiyoto ^a   Harada, Hidemitsu ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MOLAR; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 67651211120     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21268     Document Type: Article

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