Research Article

ROS-Mediated Enamel Formation Disturbance Characterized by Alternative Cervical Loop Cell Proliferation and Downregulation of RhoA/ROCK in Ameloblasts

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SOD1 knockout induces hypoplasia of incisor enamel in mice. (a) SOD1 (-/-) mice’s incisor enamel is less translucent and has more abrasion in comparison to control mice. (b) The enamel rods of SOD1 (-/-) mice were loosely and porously arranged and lacked the traditional “braid-like” precisely staggered structure. (c) The difference of enamel mean density between SOD1 (-/-) mice and SOD1 (+/+) mice. , respectively.
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