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Kitamura K, Ishizuka S, Kim JH, Yamamoto H, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Abe SI. Development and growth of the temporal fascia: a histological study using human fetuses. Anat Cell Biol 2024; 57:288-293. [PMID: 38590096 PMCID: PMC11184431 DOI: 10.5115/acb.23.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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The temporal fascia is a double lamina sandwiching a thick fat layer above the zygomatic bony arch. To characterize each lamina, their developmental processes were examined in fetuses. We observed histological sections from 22 half-heads of 10 mid-term fetuses at 14-18 weeks (crown-rump length, 95-150 mm) and 12 near-term fetuses at 26-40 weeks (crown-rump length, 215-334 mm). The superficial lamina of the temporal fascia was not evident at mid-term. Instead, a loose subcutaneous tissue was attached to the thin, deep lamina of the temporal fascia covering the temporalis muscle. At near-term, the deep lamina became thick, while the superficial lamina appeared and exhibited several variations: i) a mono-layered thick membrane (5 specimens); ii) a multi-layered membranous structure (6) and; iii) a cluster of independent thick fasciae each of which were separated by fatty tissues (1). In the second and third patterns, fatty tissue between the two laminae was likely to contain longitudinal fibrous bands in parallel with the deep lamina. Varying proportions of the multi-layered superficial lamina were not attached to the zygomatic arch, but extended below the bony arch. Whether or not lobulation or septation of fatty tissues was evident was not dependent on age. The deep lamina seemed to develop from the temporalis muscle depending on the muscle contraction. In contrast, the superficial lamina developed from subcutaneous collagenous bundles continuous to the cheek. Therein, a difference in development was clearly seen between two categories of the fasciae.
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- Kei Kitamura
- Department of Histology and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Histology and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Cupid Clinic, Iwamizawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Hirouchi H, Takeuchi Y, Yang T, Yamamoto M, Hayashi S, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Abe S. Transient contribution of the sphenoid ala major to the socket of the temporomandibular joint in near-term fetuses. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2024. [PMID: 38794819 DOI: 10.1002/ar.25507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a complex structure that plays a vital role in the movement of the jaw. Some anatomy and dental textbooks show that, at the medial margin, the TMJ capsule attaches to a suture between the sphenoid ala major and the temporal bone squamosa. In near-term fetuses, the ala major extends posterolaterally to approach the TMJ. In this study, we aimed to investigate the contribution of the sphenoid ala major to the socket of the TMJ in near-term fetuses. We examined histological sections from 22 human fetuses (approximately 15-40 weeks). At midterm, the lateral and superior walls of the TMJ cavity were formed by the temporal bone squamosa, whereas the ala major was distant from the joint. However, at near-term, the ala major formed the medial wall of almost the entire part of the joint cavity. The top of the TMJ was attached to both the squamosa and ala major, with the condylar head consistently separated from the sphenoid by the joint disk. We observed a significant descent of the middle cranial fossa in near-term fetuses, which brought the ala major close to the TMJ. This transient position of the TMJ near the sphenoid is likely due to brain enlargement and posterolateral growth of the ala major. After birth, occlusion causes the anterior growth of the mandibular fossa of the squamosa, which moves the ala major away from the TMJ. Similarly, the lateral growth of the sphenoid toward the squamosa suture may also stop in children.
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara-shi, Japan
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- Division of Basic Medical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara-shi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Internal Medicine, Cupid Clinic, Iwamizawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Kim YR, Lee YM, Huh KH, Yi WJ, Heo MS, Lee SS, Kim JE. Clinical and radiological features of malformed mesiodens in the nasopalatine canal: an observational study. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2024; 53:189-195. [PMID: 38268503 PMCID: PMC11003663 DOI: 10.1093/dmfr/twae003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to investigate the morphological changes that occur when mesiodens is located within the nasopalatine canal, as well as clinical characteristics. METHODS Clinical records and CT images of patients who had mesiodens in the nasopalatine canal were retrospectively analysed. In addition to demographic information, clinical symptoms and complications associated with extraction of mesiodens were recorded. Using CT images, number, location, size, and tooth morphology were evaluated. RESULTS This study included 32 patients and 38 mesiodens within the nasopalatine canal. Supernumerary teeth exhibited a characteristic feature of thin and elongated shape in the canal (narrow width and elongation were observed in 96.6% and 53.3% of the patients, respectively). Fusion was found in 4 patients and dilaceration in 12. A complication occurred in 2 patients, which was tooth remnant, not a neurologic complication. Only 5 mesiodens could be detected in the nasopalatine canal on panoramic images. CONCLUSIONS Morphological abnormalities in mesiodens within the nasopalatine canal were frequently detected, and these could be effectively diagnosed through 3D imaging analysis.
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- Yu-Ri Kim
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Korea
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Hanada S, Kim JH, Taniguchi S, Yamamoto M, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Abe SI. Changing the topographical anatomy among the maxilla, palatine bone, and greater palatine nerve: a histological study using human fetuses. SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY : SRA 2023; 45:159-168. [PMID: 36645485 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-023-03081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE The palatine bone (PAL) rides over the maxilla (MX) without an end-to-end suture in the bony palate of fetuses. However, changes in the topographical relationship among bones was unknown at and along the pterygopalatomaxillary suture, including the palatine canals. METHODS Using sagittal, frontal, and horizontal histological sections of the head from 15 midterm fetuses to 12 near-term fetuses, we depicted the changes in the topographical anatomy of the MX, PAL, and greater palatine nerve (GPN). RESULTS In the bony greater palatine canal of these fetuses, the medial and posterior walls facing the GPN were consistently made up of the PAL. At midterm, the entire course of the GPN was embedded in the PAL (six fetuses), or the MX contributed to the lateral wall of the nerve canal (nine). At near-term, the anterior and lateral walls showed individual variations: an MX in the anterior and lateral walls (three fetuses), an anterior MX and a lateral PAL (five), an anterior PAL and a lateral MX (two), and a PAL surrounding the GPN (four). CONCLUSION These increasing variations suggested that the pterygopalatomaxillary suture was actually growing and that the PAL transiently expanded anteriorly and/or laterally to push the MX in fetuses. The "usual" morphology in which the GPN is sandwiched by the MX and PAL is likely established after birth, possibly during adolescence. The driving force of this change may not be produced by the masticatory apparatus. Rather, it might be triggered by the growing maxillary sinus.
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- Shinya Hanada
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, 20 Geonji-Ro, Deokjin-Gu, Jeonju, 54907, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Internal Medicine, Cupid Clinic, Iwamizawa, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Yamamoto M, Jin Z, Hayashi S, Rodríguez‐Vázquez JF, Murakami G, Abe S. Association between the developing sphenoid and adult morphology: A study using sagittal sections of the skull base from human embryos and fetuses. J Anat 2021; 239:1300-1317. [PMID: 34268732 PMCID: PMC8602018 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The developing sphenoid is regarded as a median cartilage mass (basisphenoid [BS]) with three cartilaginous processes (orbitosphenoid [OS], ala temporalis [AT], and alar process [AP]). The relationships of this initial configuration with the adult morphology are difficult to determine because of extensive membranous ossification along the cartilaginous elements. The purpose of this study was therefore to evaluate the anatomical connections between each element of the fetal sphenoid and adult morphology. Sagittal sections from 25 embryos and fetuses of gestational age 6-34 weeks and crown-rump length 12-295 mm were therefore examined and compared with horizontal and frontal sections from the other 25 late-term fetuses (217-340 mm). The OS was identified as a set of three mutually attached cartilage bars in early fetuses. At all stages, the OS-post was continuous with the anterolateral part of the BS. The BS included the notochord and Rathke's pouch remnant in embryos and early fetuses. The dorsum sellae was absent from embryos, but it protruded from the BS in early fetuses before a fossa for the hypophysis became evident. Although not higher than the hypophysis at midterm, the dorsum sellae elongated superiorly after gestational age 25 weeks. In early fetuses, the AP was located on the side immediately anterior to the otic capsule. The AT developed on the side immediately posterior to the extraocular rectus muscles. At late term, the greater wing was formed by membranous bones from the AT and AP. The AT and AP formed a complex bridge between the BS and the greater wing. A small cartilage, future medial pterygoid process (PTmed) was located inferior to the AT in early fetuses. At midterm, one endochondral bone and multiple membranous bones formed the PTmed. The lateral pterygoid process (PTlat) was formed by a single membranous bone plate. Therefore, we connected fetal elements and the adult morphology as follows. (1) Derivative of the OS makes not only the lesser wing but also the anterior margin of the body of the sphenoid. (2) Derivatives of the BS are the body of the sphenoid including the sella turcica and the dorsum sellae. (3) Most of the greater wing including the foramen rotundum and the foramen oval originate from the AT and AP and multiple membranous bones. (4) The PTmed originate from endochondral bones and multiple membranous bones, while the PTlat derive from a single membranous bone.
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- Department of AnatomyWuxi School of MedicineJiangnan UniversityWuxiChina
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- Department of AnatomySchool of MedicineInternational University of Health and WelfareNaritaJapan
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- Division of Internal MedicineCupid‐Fair ClinicIwamizawaJapan
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- Department of AnatomyTokyo Dental CollegeTokyoJapan
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Unique air inclusions within the nasopalatine duct indicating its presence radiographically: a case presentation. Surg Radiol Anat 2020; 42:817-821. [PMID: 32040607 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-020-02428-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The anterior maxilla is characterized by the nasopalatine canal that originates bilaterally from the anterior nasal floor, subsequently fuses, and terminates at the incisive foramen in the anterior palate. Embryologically, this structure forms within the primary palate, and contains the neurovascular bundle, but also continuous epithelialized bands. The latter, termed nasopalatine ducts, usually degenerate and/or obliterate before birth. However, in some individuals, the ducts may remain partially or completely patent. The present case report describes for the first time in the literature a rare finding of air inclusions within the anatomical area of the nasopalatine canal indicating the presence of a nasopalatine duct as visualized with cone beam computed tomography. The patient was asymptomatic and the radiographic findings were seen incidentally. An endoscopic inspection of the anterior nasal cavities confirmed the presence of the nasal openings of the partially patent nasopalatine ducts.
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Kim JH, Shibata S, Abe H, Murakami G, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF. Topographical variations of the incisive canal and nasopalatine duct in human fetuses. Anat Cell Biol 2019; 52:426-435. [PMID: 31949982 PMCID: PMC6952684 DOI: 10.5115/acb.19.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The incisive canal for nerves and vessels is generally thought to run along a suture between the incisive bone (IN) and maxilla. In contrast, there was a report saying the canal passes through the IN or primary palate in human fetuses. Examination of sagittal and frontal sections from 69 fetuses (31 of gestational age [GA] 9-15 weeks and 38 of GA 26-34 weeks) showed that the canal often penetrated the IN at the nasal half of its course and that, in other fetuses, the canal penetrated the IN along its entire course, irrespective of involvement of the nasopalatine duct. Canals developing in and corresponding to parts of the suture resulted in partial enlargement of the thin and tight sutures, which contained loose tissue, vessels, nerves and even a duct. Small processes of the IN were identified as upper irregular parts continuous with inferior main masses of bone in frontal sections but as bone fragments in sagittal sections. In some sections, a thin layer of the maxilla along the canal covered the medial or inferior aspect of the IN. Therefore, the incisive canal with or without duct exhibited a spectrum of variations in topographical relation to the IN-maxillary border. Because the primitive oronasal communication passes through the suture, the nasopalatine duct may have originated from the secondary developed elongation of the nasal epithelium at midterm. A large incisive fossa along the midline on the oral surface of the palate might make a macroscopic finding of variants difficult even in adults.
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- Ji Hyun Kim
- Department of Anatomy, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Jikoukai Clinic for Home Visit, Sapporo, Japan
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Lake S, Iwanaga J, Kikuta S, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. The Incisive Canal: A Comprehensive Review. Cureus 2018; 10:e3069. [PMID: 30280065 PMCID: PMC6166911 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The incisive canal, also known as the nasopalatine canal, is an interosseous conduit through the anterior maxilla connecting the oral and nasal cavities. Within this canal lies the nasopalatine nerve and the vascular anastomosis between the greater palatine and sphenopalatine arteries. The embryology of the canal has led to interesting theories explaining its function. Efforts have been made to describe the morphometrics of the incisive canal by radiologic evaluation across sex and ethnicities. This paper aims to review the current literature on the embryology, anatomy, and clinical relevance of the incisive canal.
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- Sasha Lake
- Anatomical Studies, St. George's, St. George, GRD
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- Medical Education and Simulation, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, USA
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- Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, GRD
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- Neurosurgery, Seattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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Kim JH, Yamamoto M, Abe H, Murakami G, Shibata S, Rodríguez-Vázquez JF, Abe SI. The palatomaxillary suture revisited: A histological and immunohistochemical study using human fetuses. Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn 2017; 94:65-74. [PMID: 29249736 DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.94.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In human fetuses, the palatine process of the maxilla is attached to the inferior aspect of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone (HPPB). The fetal palatomaxillary suture is so long that it extends along the anteroposterior axis rather than along the transverse axis. The double layered bony palate disappears in childhood and the transverse suture is formed. To better understand the development of the double layered bone palate, we examined histological sections obtained from 25 fetuses of gestational age 9-11, 16-18 and 30 weeks. The double layered palate was seen in all of the specimens examined. Inferior angulation of the posterior end of the HPPB was evident at 9-11 weeks, but the initial palatine aponeurosis did not attach to the angulation but to a slightly anterior site. Both the maxilla and the HPPB were tightly attached to the vomer at 16-18 weeks. In both bones, bilateral plates met at the midline. The palatomaxillary suture was filled with short, randomly arranged collagen fibers. The nasal end of the suture was covered by a tight periosteum. Immunohistochemical examination of 3 fetuses at 16-18 weeks showed: 1) no expression of versican, tenascin-c or type II collagen in the suture; 2) few mitotic cells positive for proliferating cell nuclear antigen; 3) no or few CD34-positive developing vessels; and 4) no CD68-positive macrophages. These findings suggested that the fetal palatomaxillary suture was inactive for reconstruction and growth and that soft palate muscles likely did not contribute to the development of the double layered configuration.
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- Ji Hyun Kim
- Department of Anatomy, Seonam University College of Medicine
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- Department of Anatomy, Akita University School of Medicine
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College.,Division of Internal Medicine, Iwamizawa Asuka Hospital
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- Department of Maxillofacial Anatomy, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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