Cell proliferation and apoptosis in enamelin null mice

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 329-337

  Hu, Jan C C ^a   Lertlam, Rangsiyakorn ^a   Richardson, Amelia S ^a   Smith, Charles E ^a,b   McKee, Marc D ^c   Simmer, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amelogenesis imperfecta; Enamel crystals; LacZ knockin; Mineralization front; Tomes' process

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BROXURIDINE; ENAMEL PROTEIN; TUFTELIN;

AMELOBLAST; AMELOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

AMELOBLASTS; AMELOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CALCINOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLAR; TOOTH CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84862966515     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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