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Protein synthesis in wound after tooth extraction in pancreatectomized diabetic rats
S A Grandini1, L G Brentegani, A B Novaes
1Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo.
Brazilian Dental Journal
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
The incorporation of alanine C14 in protein synthesis was analyzed in recently formed alveolar tissue after tooth extraction in partially-pancreatectomized diabetic rats. The incorporation of alanine C14 was higher in diabetic animals than in treated diabetic and control groups. The results can be explained by a delay in bone tissue repair.