Establishment of Rat Model of Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth Induced by Continuous Administration of Phenytoin

• Main Authors: Yasuka Tamamori (Author), Yukihiko Tamura (Author), Tsuneyoshi Yamazaki (Author), Keiichi Ohya (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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It is well-known that the anticonvulsant drug, phenytoin (PHT), induces gingival overgrowth as a side effect. The mechanism of PHT-induced gingival overgrowth, however, is not well understood. One reason for this is the lack of an adequate animal model for the PHT-induced gingival overgrowth. The pu...