
Histological and radiographic evaluation of the muscle tissue of rats after implantation of bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP-2) in a scaffold of inorganic bone and after stimulation with low-power laser light
Author(s) -
Antônio Lucindo Bengtson,
Nadya Galvão Bengtson,
Camilla Regina Galvão Bengtson,
Fausto Medeiros Mendes,
Sérgio Luiz Pinheiro
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.70816
Subject(s) - osteoid , medicine , implant , calcification , bone morphogenetic protein , bone morphogenetic protein 2 , bone healing , femur , bone tissue , anatomy , pathology , chemistry , surgery , biochemistry , in vitro , gene
The present study histologically and radiologically evaluates the muscle tissue of rats after implantation of bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP-2) in a natural inorganic bone mineral scaffold from a bull calf femur and irradiation with low-power light laser.