Immunolocalization of CD 34 positive progenitor cells in healthy human gingiva - A pilot study

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 685-689

  Lavu, Vamsi ^a   Padmavathy, R ^b   Rao, Suresh R ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Ophthalmology   (India)

Author keywords

CD 34 expression; Gingival; Immunohistochemistry; Progenitor cells

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD34 ANTIBODY; CD34 ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM BASAL CELL; GINGIVA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD34; EPITHELIUM; GINGIVA; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 70349545758     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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