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 cell homeostasis, angiogenesis and cell-cell signalling; COX-2 is not exp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Via Medica
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4169 |