Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 288-293 , April 2010

OPG knockout mouse teeth display reduced alveolar bone mass and hypermineralization in enamel and dentin

  • Zhi-Feng Sheng

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
    • Dr. Sheng and Dr. Ye contributed equally to this work.
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  • Wei Ye

      Affiliations

    • Department of Spinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 107 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangdong 510120, PR China
    • Dr. Sheng and Dr. Ye contributed equally to this work.
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  • Jie Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 107 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangdong 510120, PR China
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  • Chun-Hai Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Spinal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 107 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangdong 510120, PR China
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  • Jiang-Hua Liu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
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  • Qing-Chun Liang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
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  • Shan Li

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
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  • Kang Xu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
    • Department of General Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 107 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangdong 510120, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of General Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 107 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangdong 510120, PR China. Tel.: +86 20 81332800; fax: +86 20 81332800.
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  • Er-Yuan Liao

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, the Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 86 Renmin-Zhong Rd, Hunan 410011, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 731 5361472; fax: +86 731 5361472.

,Accepted 18 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.02.007

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 288-293 , April 2010

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