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J Dent Res 49(3): 616-620, 1970
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Studies on the Biology of the Periodontium of Marmosets: VIII. The Effect of Folic Acid Deficiency on the Marmoset Oral Mucosa

SAMUEL DREIZEN 1, BARNET M. LEVY 1, and SOL BERNICK 1

1 University of Texas Dental Science Institute at Houston, Houston, Texas 77025, and Department of Anatomy, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033

Marmoset oral mucosa has been shown to be extremely sensitive to folic acid deficiency induced experimentally by dietary and dietochemical means. Histologically, the most prominent deficiency-related changes were an interference with the maturation of the epithelial cells, impairment of keratinization, and an increased susceptibility to ulceration and secondary infection.

Submitted on July 10, 1969






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