The defence architecture of the superficial cells of the oral mucosa

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 790-792

  Asikainen, P ^a   Ruotsalainen, T J ^b   Mikkonen, J J W ^c   Koistinen, A ^c   ten Bruggenkate, C ^d   Kullaa, A M ^b,e  

^a Implantcenter   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Health Centre of Oulu   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; MUCIN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 4;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LUBRICATION; MICROPLICA; MOUTH MUCOSA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALIVA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUCINS; SALIVA;

EID: 84860359280     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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