Central role of pyrophosphate in acellular cementum formation.

Central role of pyrophosphate in acellular cementum formation.

<h4>Background</h4>Inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)) is a physiologic inhibitor of hydroxyapatite mineral precipitation involved in regulating mineralized tissue development and pathologic calcification. Local levels of PP(i) are controlled by antagonistic functions of factors that decreas...

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Main Authors: Brian L Foster, Kanako J Nagatomo, Francisco H Nociti, Hanson Fong, Daisy Dunn, Anne B Tran, Wei Wang, Sonoko Narisawa, Jose Luis Millán, Martha J Somerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22675556/?tool=EBI

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