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Isolation of murine cementoblasts: unique cells or uniquely-positioned osteoblasts?
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Jan 1998
MacNeil R L, D'Errico J A, Ouyang H, Berry J, Strayhorn C, Somerman M J
Abstract excerpt
While cementoblasts express a number of mineral-related proteins, including bone sialoprotein (BSP), osteopontin (OPN) and osteocalcin (OC), these proteins do not appear to be expressed by cells of the intermediate dental follicle/periodontal ligament (PDL). This information was utilized in an experimental strategy to isolate presumptive cementoblasts from the root surface of day 24 murine mandibular first...
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