Effects of estrogen deficiency during puberty on maxillary and mandibular growth and associated gene expression – an μCT study on rats

Effects of estrogen deficiency during puberty on maxillary and mandibular growth and associated gene expression – an μCT study on rats

Abstract Background Estrogen is a well-known and important hormone involved in skeletal homeostasis, which regulates genes involved in bone biology. Some studies support that estrogen is important for craniofacial growth and development. Therefore this in vivo animal study aimed to investigate, whet...

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Main Authors: Erika Calvano Küchler, Rafaela Mariana de Lara, Marjorie Ayumi Omori, Guido Marañón-Vásquez, Flares Baratto-Filho, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Maria Bernadete Sasso Stuani, Moritz Blanck-Lubarsch, Agnes Schroeder, Peter Proff, Christian Kirschneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Subjects:
Maxilla
Mandible
Tooth
Estrogen
Gene expression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13005-021-00265-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13005-021-00265-3

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