Distribution of biglycan and decorin in rat dental tissue

Biglycan and decorin are small leucine-rich proteoglycans that play several biological and structural roles in different tissues and organs. Several reports have indicated that biglycan participates in odontoblast and ameloblast differentiation and in the calcification process. In the present study...

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Main Authors: D.M.H. Tenório, M.F. Santos, T.M.T. Zorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000800012