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Activation of TGF-β Pathway by Areca Nut Constituents: A Possible Cause of Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of excess collagen, and areca nut chewing has been proposed as an important etiological factor for disease manifestation. Activation of transforming growth factor-β signaling has been postulated as the...

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Autores principales: Khan, Imran, Kumar, Neeraj, Pant, Ila, Narra, Sivakrishna, Kondaiah, Paturu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23284772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051806

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