Influence of low-level laser irradiation on osteocalcin protein and gene expression in bone tissue1

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate osteocalcin gene and protein expression in vitro and in an in vivo model of ostectomy. Methods: Twenty Wistar rats were assigned into two groups A (n=10, laser) and B (n=10, control). Ostectomy was performed in the femur diaphysis; the twenty fragments removed, compos...

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Main Authors: Fernando Russo Costa do Bomfim, Valeria Regina Gonzalez Sella, Ronaldo Luís Thomasini, Helio Plapler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v33n9/1678-2674-acb-33-09-00736.pdf