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Myofibroblasts and their resistance to apoptosis: a possible mechanism of osteoradionecrosis

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in the head and neck area is the most devastating long-term complication of radiotherapy, with slow progression and inability to heal spontaneously. ORN can lead to intolerable pain, fractures, and sequestration of devitalized bone and fistulae, making oral feeding impossibl...

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Autores principales: Tian, Lei, He, Li-Sheng, Soni, Bhavesh, Shang, Hong-Tao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23674922
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDEN.S33722