Journal of Endodontics
Volume 30, Issue 12 , Pages 855-859 , December 2004

Importance of Mast Cells in Human Periapical Inflammatory Lesions

  • Constantino Ledesma-Montes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFrom Clinical and Experimental Oral Pathology Laboratory, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. México;
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  • Maricela Garcés-Ortíz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFrom Clinical and Experimental Oral Pathology Laboratory, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. México;
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  • Gilberto Rosales-García, DDS (Oral Path)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Oral Pathology, Escuela de Odontología, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, San Cristóbal las Casas, Chis, México;
    • ,
  • Juan Carlos Hernández-Guerrero, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationLaboratory of Immunology, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F. México.

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 Address requests for reprints to Constantino Ledesma-Montes, PhD, Apartado Postal #86-194, México, D.F. 14390, Mexico. e-mail: cledezma@servidor.unam.mx or cotita@avantel.net.

PII: S0099-2399(05)60061-1

doi: 10.1097/01.DON.0000134207.67360.FC

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 30, Issue 12 , Pages 855-859 , December 2004

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