Khat alters the phenotype of in vitro-reconstructed human oral mucosa

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-275

  Lukandu, O M ^a   Neppelberg, E ^a   Vintermyr, O K ^b   Johannessen, A C ^a,b   Costea, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Differentiation; Khat; Oral; P38.

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHA; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77749245861     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509354980     Document Type: Article

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