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Chemotactic effect of enamel matrix
Author(s) -
LINDSKOG SVEN
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1985.tb00431.x
Subject(s) - enamel paint , exudate , chemotaxis , matrix (chemical analysis) , dentistry , incisor , in vitro , chemistry , materials science , medicine , pathology , composite material , biochemistry , receptor
Summary. Enamel matrix was isolated from forming canine teeth in monkeys and applied to experimental cavities in incisor teeth. In another experiment, enamel matrix from rat incisors was injected intraperitoneally; the peritoneal exudate was collected and grown in vitro. The dentine surface was covered by mast cells while a significant number of mast cells were present in the peritoneal exudate. Enamel matrix appears to be chemotactic for mast cells which may be involved in the initiation of cementogenesis