Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 781-789 , May 2010

Differentiation Potential of Dental Papilla, Dental Pulp, and Apical Papilla Progenitor Cells

  • Dimitrios Tziafas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to Dr D. Tziafas, Department of Endodontology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • ,
  • Konstantinos Kodonas, DDS

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doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.02.006

Journal of Endodontics
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 781-789 , May 2010