Histometric analysis of ligature-induced periodontitis in rats: a comparison of histological section planes

• Main Authors: Tereza Aparecida Delle Vedove Semenoff (Author), Alex Semenoff-Segundo (Author), Álvaro Francisco Bosco (Author), Maria José Hitomi Nagata (Author), Valdir Gouveia Garcia (Author), Eder Ricardo Biasoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the histometry of ligature-induced periodontitis in rats at different histological section depths. Sixteen male adult Wistar rats were randomly assigned to two groups: ligature and control. In the ligature group, rats received a sterile 4/0 silk ligature arou...