Analysis of collagen fibers in keratocystic odontogenic tumor and ameloblastoma: A polarizing microscopic study

• Main Authors: Kalavani Peddapelli (Author), Venkateswara Rao (Author), Manchikatla Praveen Kumar (Author), Taneeru Sravya (Author), Dumpala Rakesh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Collagen forms an integral part of connective tissue and maintains its structural integrity. It has natural birefringence which is attributed to the arrangement of its fibers and is enhanced by special stains such as picrosirius red through polarizing microscopy. The polarization color...