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Phenotypes of articular disc cells in the rat temporomandibular joint as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry for nestin and GFAP.
Journal of anatomy - 1 Oct 2011
Miyako Hitoshi, Suzuki Akiko, Nozawa-Inoue Kayoko, Magara Jin, Kawano Yoshiro, Ono Kazuhiro, Maeda Takeyasu
Abstract excerpt
The articular disc is a dense collagenous tissue containing disc cells that are phenotypically described as chondrocyte-like cells or fibrochondrocytes. Despite the possible existence of these phenotypes in systemic joints, little is known about the detailed classification of the articular disc cells in the temporomandibular joint. In this immunocytochemical study we examined the localization and distribution...
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