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The involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the regeneration of periodontal Ruffini endings following transection of the inferior alveolar nerve.
Archives of histology and cytology - 1 May 2003
Harada Fumiko, Hoshino Natalia, Hanada Kooji, Kawano Yoshiro, Atsumi Yukako, Wakisaka Satoshi, Maeda Takeyasu
Abstract excerpt
The present study employed immunohistochemistry for protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) to examine the regeneration process of Ruffini endings, the primary mechanoreceptor in the periodontal ligament, in heterozygous mice with targeted disruption of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gen...
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