Immunohistochemical expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in radicular and residual radicular cysts

• Main Authors: Patrícia Alvarez Ruiz (Author), Orlando Ayrton de Toledo (Author), Cassiano francisco Weege Nonaka (Author), Leão Pereira Pinto (Author), Lélia Batista de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study assessed and compared the immunoexpression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in radicular cysts (RCs) and residual radicular cysts (RRCs), relating them to the angiogenic index and the intensity of the inflammatory infiltrate. M...