Immunohistochemical evaluation of myofibroblasts using alpha-smooth muscle actin in oral submucous fibrosis

Immunohistochemical evaluation of myofibroblasts using alpha-smooth muscle actin in oral submucous fibrosis

Introduction: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic debilitating disease and a premalignant condition of the oral cavity characterized by generalized submucosal fibrosis with a multifactorial etiology. Myofibroblasts are a unique group of cells phenotypically intermediate between smooth muscle...

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Main Authors: Teena Philip, T Dinesh Kumar, K Rajkumar, K Raghavendhar Karthik, N Priyadharsini, A Ramesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences
Subjects:
myofibroblasts
oral submucous fibrosis
α-sma
Online Access:http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2014;volume=5;issue=4;spage=243;epage=247;aulast=Philip

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