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Mouse cellular cementum is highly dependent on growth hormone status.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jan 2004
Smid J R, Rowland J E, Young W G, Daley T J, Coschigano K T, Kopchick J J, Waters M J
Abstract excerpt
Cementum is known to be growth-hormone (GH)-responsive, but to what extent is unclear. This study examines the effects of extremes of GH status on cementogenesis in three lines of genetically modified mice; GH excess (giant), GH antagonist excess (dwarf), and GH receptor-deleted (GHR-KO) (dwarf). Age-matched mandibular molar tissues were processed for light microscope histology. Digital images of sections of...
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