Effects of estrogen deficiency during puberty on maxillary and mandibular growth and associated gene expression - an μCT study on rats.

Erika Calvano KüchlerRafaela Mariana de LaraMarjorie Ayumi OmoriGuido Marañón-VásquezFlares Baratto-FilhoPaulo Nelson-FilhoMaria Bernadete Sasso StuaniMoritz Blanck-LubarschAgnes SchroederPeter ProffChristian Kirschneck

Published in: Head & face medicine (2021)

Our results suggest that estrogen deficiency during the prepubertal period is associated with alterations in the maxillary and mandibular bone length and condylar growth.

Keyphrases

cone beam computed tomography
gene expression
dna methylation
computed tomography
image quality
bone mineral density
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
dual energy
soft tissue
growth hormone