One molecule increases the number of teeth (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

One molecule increases the number of teeth

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In mice deficient in USAG-1, an antagonist of BMP, the trace deciduous incisors survive and erupt as excess teeth.

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Kyoto University/Katsu Takahashi

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