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Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 stimulates osteoblastic differentiation in cells isolated from human periodontal ligament.
Journal of dental research - 1 Oct 1999
Kobayashi M, Takiguchi T, Suzuki R, Yamaguchi A, Deguchi K, Shionome M, Miyazawa Y, Nishihara T, Nagumo M, Hasegawa K
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal ligament cells may play an important role in the successful regeneration of the periodontium. We investigated the effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2), one of the most potent growth factors that stimulates osteoblast differentiation and bone formation, on cell growth and osteoblastic differentiation in human periodontal ligament cells (HPLC) isolated from four adult...
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