Expression of keratinocyte integrins in acute and chronic inflammation of the human periodontium

Epithelium plays a crucial role in protection, destruction and repair of human mucosal and epidermal tissues. Integrins compose a family of heterodimeric transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate cell adhesion and information transfer from extracellular milieu into the cytoplasm. In the present wo...

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Main Author: Larjava, Kirsi Haapasalmi
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6508