Open AccessDesmosomes: A light microscopic and ultrastructural analysis of desmosomes in odontogenic cysts
Author(s) -
Pratima Raju,
Vijay Wadhwan,
Minal Chaudhary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.151309
Subject(s) - h&e stain , desmosome , adherens junction , pathology , keratocyst , radicular cyst , hemidesmosome , anatomy , ultrastructure , cell junction , magnification , odontogenic , staining , biology , cadherin , medicine , optics , cell , physics , genetics
Desmosomes together with adherens junctions represent the major adhesive cell-cell junctions of epithelial cells. Any damage to these junctions leads to loss of structural balance.