Article
Cementum: a phosphate-sensitive tissue.
Journal of dental research - 1 Dec 2002
Nociti F H, Berry J E, Foster B L, Gurley K A, Kingsley D M, Takata T, Miyauchi M, Somerman M J
Abstract excerpt
Ectopic calcification within joints has been reported in humans and rodents exhibiting mutations in genes that regulate the level of extracellular pyrophosphate, e.g., ank and PC-1; however, periodontal effects of these mutations have not previously been examined. These initial studies using ank and PC-1 mutant mice were done to see if such mineral deposition and resulting ankylosis were occurring in the...
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