Histological and immunological characteristics of the junctional epithelium
Summary: The continuity of epithelial tissue is collapsed by tooth eruption. The junctional epithelium (JE) is attached to the tooth surface by hemidesmosomes, which constitutes the front-line defense against periodontal bacterial infection. JE constitutively expresses intercellular adhesion molecul...
Main Author: | Masanori Nakamura |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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Series: | Japanese Dental Science Review |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761617300492 |
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