Identification of a secreted BMP antagonist, ectodin, integrating BMP, FGF, and SHH signals from the tooth enamel knot

2003/10/15 by Johanna Laurikkala, Yoshiaki Kassai, Leila Pakkasjärvi +2 · 266 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #BMPR2 #Biochemistry #Biology #Bone morphogenetic protein #Bone morphogenetic protein 2 #Bone morphogenetic protein 6 #Bone morphogenetic protein 7 #Cancer-related gene regulation #Cell biology #Fibroblast growth factor #Gene #In vitro #Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments #Receptor #dental development and anomalies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2003.08.011

published in Developmental Biology 264(1), 91-105 (Elsevier BV)

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