Research Article

Acinar Cell Proliferation Promoted by BMP2 in Injured Mouse Parotid Gland: BMP2 Promotes Cell Proliferation in Parotid Gland

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Cell proliferative capacity of parotid glands 7 days postduct ligation. (a) Immunohistochemical staining of Ki67 (brown) in ligated parotid and sham-operated glands. Scale bar = 30 µm. (b) Ki67-positive cell rate of ligated and sham-operated glands. The cell proliferation rate increased significantly in duct-ligated parotid glands. The number of cells was counted in three fields (magnification 400×) of each sample. Indicates significance at . Data were shown as mean ± SD (n = 5).
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