Expression of Cyclooxygenase-1 and Cyclooxygenase-2 in normal and pathological human oral mucosa
Cyclooxigenase (COX) is the rate-limiting enzyme for the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) to prostaglandins(PGs). Two isoforms of COX have been identified: COX-1 is constitutively expressed in many cells and is involved in cellhomeostasis, angiogenesis and cell-cell signalling; COX-2 is not expre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2010-04-01
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Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.fhc.viamedica.pl/darmowy_pdf.phtml?indeks=128&indeks_art=1280 |