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Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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Histological changes in mandibular condylar cartilage of IH rats. (a) Representative images of toluidine blue-stained sagittal sections of mandibular condyle from the N and IH groups. Thickness of each cartilage layer of anterior (b), middle (c), and posterior (d) parts in mandibular condyle. Ratios of each cartilage layer to total cartilage thickness shown in panels (e-g). F fibrous layer, P proliferating layer, M maturative layer, H hypertrophic layer. Scale bar?=?100 &mu;m. Data are mean?±?SEM for each group. *P?<?0.05.

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Department of Orthodontic Science,TMDU

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