Biological characteristics of the junctional epithelium

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 627-639

  Shimono, Masaki ^a   Ishikawa, Tatsuya ^a   Enokiya, Yasunobu ^a   Muramatsu, Takashi ^a   Matsuzaka, Ken Ichi ^a   Inoue, Takashi ^a   Abiko, Yoshihiro ^b   Yamaza, Takayoshi ^c   Kido, Mizuho A ^c   Tanaka, Teruo ^c   Hashimoto, Sadamitsu ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Integrin; Junctional epithelium; Laminin; Nerve ending; Permeability; Phagocytotic activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADHESIVES; CELL DEATH; GRANULATION;

ADHESIVE STRUCTURE; BASAL LAMINA; DESMOSOME; INTEGRINS; INTERCELLULAR SPACES; JUNCTIONAL EPITHELIUM; LAMININ; NERVE ENDING; PERMEABILITY; PHAGOCYTOTIC ACTIVITY;

ENAMELS;

EID: 9144242885     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.6.627     Document Type: Review

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