Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their specific tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in mature human odontoblasts and pulp tissue:the regulation of expressions of fibrillar collagens, MMPs and TIMPs by growth factors, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)
Abstract Dentin formation in physiological and pathological conditions has been widely studied, but the events and regulation are still not completely understood. Odontoblasts, terminally differentiated post-mitotic cells located in a single cell layer around pulp tissue, synthesize and mineralize...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2003
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514270789 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514270789 |