Distribution of Cathepsin K in Late Stage of Tooth Germ Development and Its Function in Degrading Enamel Matrix Proteins in Mouse

• Tao Jiang,

  Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China

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• Fen Liu,

  Affiliations Department of Periodontology, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China, Department of Stomatology, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi’an, P. R. China

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• Wei-Guang Wang,

  Affiliations Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China, Medical Unit, Troops PLA, Liaocheng, P. R. China

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• Xin Jiang,

  Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, P. R. China

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• Xuan Wen,

  Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China

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• Kai-Jin Hu ,

  * E-mail: xueyangfmmu@live.cn (YX); hukaijin@fmmu.edu.cn (KH)

  Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China

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• Yang Xue

  * E-mail: xueyangfmmu@live.cn (YX); hukaijin@fmmu.edu.cn (KH)

  Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases &Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, P. R. China

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