Periosteal Sharpey's Fibres: a Novel Bone Matrix Regulatory System?
Sharpey’s perforating fibres (SF) are well known skeletally in tooth anchorage. Elsewhere they provide anchorage for the periosteum and are less well documented. Immunohistochemistry has transformed their potential significance by identifying their collagen type III (CIII) content and enabling their...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00098/full |