Open AccessThe expression of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) during odontogenesis:
Author(s) -
Breno C. Peixoto,
Cássio Roberto Rocha dos Santos,
Conceição Eunice Canuto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
brazilian dental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2178-6011
DOI - 10.14295/bds.2003.v6i4.549
Subject(s) - epidermal growth factor , immunohistochemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , immunology , cell culture
The objective of this study was to verify, through the technique of Immunohistochemistry, the expression of theepidermal growth factor (EGF) in the odontogenesis of the first upper molar in Mus musculus mice, relating it tothe microscopic morphologic analysis. The sample consisted of 23 animals, with age from the 13th day of intrauterinelife to the 20th day of postnatal life. The results showed EGF being expressed by several tissues and cellsparticipating of the odontogenesis. However the dental follicle was the only place where the expression of EGFwas constant for the whole process, characterizing it as one of the regulating tissues of odontogenesis.