Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3121766 Archives of Oral Biology 2008 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
It is suggested that L-Sox5 plays a key role in adaptive remodelling of condylar cartilage resulting from downward positioning of the mandible. Integration with type II collagen enables L-Sox5 to induce osteogenic transition and consequently to encourage endochondral ossification.
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Mandibular functional positioning only in vertical dimension contributes to condylar adaptation evidenced by concomitant expressions of L-Sox5 and type II collagen
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