2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Investigation of the changes in three dimensional osteocyte network in bone
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21792070
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Orthodontic/Pediatric dentistry
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGAWARA Yasuyo 岡山大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (70379775)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 歯科矯正学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Bone cells exhibit dynamic changes in their morphologies and differentiate from cuboidal osteoblasts into stellate osteocytes with dendritic processes. Detailed state of the dendritic network is yet to be elucidated. Therefore in this study, we clarified a part of osteocyte functions by capturing osteocyte network and function in bone of mice, a commonly used model-animal, and also by comparing mice with another species.
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