Sprague-Dawley rats are a sustainable and reproducible animal model for induction and study of oral submucous fibrosis

• Main Authors: Shilpa Maria (Author), V V Kamath (Author), P S Krishnanand (Author), R Komali (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic debilitating disease predominantly affecting the oral cavity and oropharynx. Characteristic histological traits of OSF include epithelial atrophy, inflammation, and a generalized submucosal fibrosis. Several studies and epidemiological surveys p...