Expression of caveolin‐3 in the fibroblast‐like type B synoviocytes in the rat temporomandibular joint |
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| Authors: | Kayoko Nozawa‐Inoue Akiko Suzuki Masahiro Niwano Yoshiro Kawano Takeyasu Maeda |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Oral Anatomy, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan;2. Fax: 81‐25‐223‐6499.;3. Division of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Health Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The present study revealed that the fibroblast‐like type B synoviocytes (covering the surface of the synovial membrane in the rat temporomandibular joint) had muscle‐specific caveolin‐3 protein in their caveolae. The existence of two kinds of type B synoviocytes (with and without caveolin‐3‐immunoreactions even in the synovial lining layer) might reflect the functional difference between them. Anat Rec, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | temporomandibular joint rat synovial lining cell caveolae caveolin‐3 |
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