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Characterization of excess hard tissue occurring in the mesio-buccal surface of the mandibular first molar in microphthalmic mouse.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Sept 2007
Tomohiro Tadafumi, Yamane Akira, Asada Yoshinobu
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to characterize the excess hard tissue on the mandible of the microphthalmic mouse having a mutation at the mitf locus. DESIGN: Homozygous mutant (mi/mi) and wild-type (+/+) mice were obtained by mating a breeding pair (strain name, B6C3Fe a/a-Mitf(mi)/J). We used mi/mi and +/+ mice at ages 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, and 49 days for micro-computed tomographic and histologic...
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