Human oral mucosa : development, structure, and function / / edited by Christopher Squier, Kim A. Brogden.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm)
• TeilnehmendeR: Squier, Christopher A.; Brogden, Kim A.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: viii, 168 p. :; ill. (some col.)

Table of Contents

• The functions of oral mucosa
• The organization of oral mucosa
• Oral epithelium
• The interface between epithelium and connective tissue
• Connective tissue
• Regional differences in the oral mucosa
• Development of the oral mucosa
• Barrier functions of oral mucosa
• Homologies in structure and function among mucosae: oral, esophageal, and vaginal mucosa.