Effect of triiodothyronine on the maxilla and masseter muscles of the rat stomatognathic system
The maxilla and masseter muscles are components of the stomatognathic system involved in chewing, which is frequently affected by physical forces such as gravity, and by dental, orthodontic and orthopedic procedures. Thyroid hormones (TH) are known to regulate the expression of genes that control bo...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2011-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000700013&lng=en&tlng=en |