Human Oral Mucosa : Development, Structure and Function.
Human Oral Mucosa: Development, Structure and Functionïs a new text that reflects the considerable increase in knowledge of oral mucosa that has occurred in recent years. Our understanding of the structure of oral mucosa is now established at a molecular rather than a tissue or cellular level. This...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Human Oral Mucosa: Development, Structure and Functionïs a new text that reflects the considerable increase in knowledge of oral mucosa that has occurred in recent years. Our understanding of the structure of oral mucosa is now established at a molecular rather than a tissue or cellular level. This in turn has revealed a level of function that was previously not suspected, including a sophisticated barrier to the penetration of exogenous materials, and the synthesis of specific antimicrobial compounds, representing components of the innate immune system. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (178 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780470959725 047095972X 1118710479 9781118710470 1283175290 9781283175296 9786613175298 6613175293 |