Human oral mucosa: Development, structure and function - Hardcover

Christopher Squier

 
9780632007516: Human oral mucosa: Development, structure and function

Synopsis

Human Oral Development, Structure and Function is a new text that reflects the considerable increase in knowledge of oral mucosa that has occurred in recent years. Our understanding of the structure of oral mucosa is now established at a molecular rather than a tissue or cellular level. This in turn has revealed a level of function that was previously not suspected, including a sophisticated barrier to the penetration of exogenous materials, and the synthesis of specific antimicrobial compounds, representing components of the innate immune system.

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