Evaluation of protein undernourishment on the condylar process of the Wistar rat mandible correlation with insulin receptor expression

• Main Authors: Marcelo Arthur CAVALLI (Author), Aline GONÇALVES (Author), Joice Naiara Bertaglia PEREIRA (Author), Jodonai Barbosa SILVA (Author), Silvia de Campos BOLDRINI (Author), Edson Aparecido LIBERTI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mandible condylar process cartilage (CP) of Wistar rats is a secondary cartilage and acts as a mandibular growth site. This phenomenon depends on adequate proteins intake and hormone actions, including insulin. Objectives The present study evaluated the morphological aspects and the expression o...