Growth/differentiation factor-5: A candidate therapeutic agent for periodontal regeneration? A review of pre-clinical data

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-298

  Moore, Yolanda R ^a   Dickinson, Douglas P ^a   Wikesjö, Ulf M E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; GDF 5; Growth differentiation factor 5; Periodontal ligament; Periodontal regeneration; Review; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 5;

ANIMAL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 5; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; OSTEOGENESIS; PERIODONTIUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 76049112136     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2009.01527.x     Document Type: Review

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