Epithelial cell integrin phenotype in drug-induced gingival overgrowth tissue

Gingival overgrowth can be an unpleasant side effect of the commonly prescribed medications nifedipine and cyclosporin. Integrins are transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix cell adhesion events. The aim of this study was to characterize epithelial c...

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Main Author: Walsh, Priscilla M.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11009