Project supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30400510). Zuo-lin JIN designed research; Yong-kuan ZHANG and Hai-yan SUN performed research; Ying-chun BI and Yin-zhong DUAN contributed new analytical reagents and tools; Yin DING analyzed data; Zuo-lin JIN and Zhu L1N wrote the paper.
Aim: Human dental follicle cells (hDFC) have the ability to differentiate into mineralized tissue-forming cells during root and periodontal development or osteogenic induction in vitro. The present study aimed to v...