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L C Dijkgraaf1, L G de Bont, G Boering, R S Liem.
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PURPOSE: To understand the possible significance of the presence of proteases, cytokines, growth factors, and arachidonic acid metabolites in the osteoarthritic temporomandibular joint (TMJ), a review of the normal physiologic processes and participating factors in the normal TMJ is established, based on knowledge of structure, biochemistry and metabolism of normal cartilage in general.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7629621 DOI: 10.1016/0278-2391(95)90283-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg ISSN: 0278-2391 Impact factor: 1.895