Analysis of Biological Apatite Orientation in Rat Mandibles

Oral Science International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Nagisa, Noriko ^a   Nakano, Takayoshi ^b   Hashiguchi, Norihiro ^a   Fujitani, Wataru ^b   Umakoshi, Yukichi ^b   Shimahara, Masashi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

biological apatite (BAp) crystallite; bone quality; mandible; microbeam X ray diffraction; stress distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862957752     PISSN: 13488643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11277/osi.osi201002     Document Type: Article

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