Characterization and Identification of Subpopulations of Mononuclear Preosteoclasts Induced by TNF-α in Combination with TGF-β in Rats

• Rei Matsubara,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan, Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Toshio Kukita,

  Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology and Oral Anatomy, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yuka Ichigi,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan

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• Ippei Takigawa,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan

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• Peng-Fei Qu,

  Affiliation Molecular Cell Biology and Oral Anatomy, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Noboru Funakubo,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan, Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Hiroshi Miyamoto,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan

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• Kazuaki Nonaka,

  Affiliation Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Akiko Kukita

  * E-mail: kukita@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima, Saga, Japan

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