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A short isoform of Col9a1 supports alveolar bone repair.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 1999
Ting K, Ramachandran H, Chung K S, Shah-Hosseini N, Olsen B R, Nishimura I
Abstract excerpt
Bone wound created in intramembranous alveolar bone heals without the formation of cartilage precursor tissue. However, the expression of cartilage collagen mRNAs has been suggested. In this report, we examined the expression and the potential role of type IX collagen in bone restoration and remodeling. The sequence specific polymerase chain reaction demonstrated the exclusive expression of short transcriptional...
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