School of Oral Health Sciences
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Item A comparative sem study of keratinized and non-keratinized oral mucosa of the vervet monkey(1981) Grossman, E. S.; Cleaton-Jones, P. E.Scanning electron microscopy has revealed that the surfaces of keratinized and non-keratinized oral epithelial cells have characteristic features which enable these tissue types to be readily distinguished. These features include pits, villus-like projections and ridge-like folds called microplications. The origin and functional significance of these structures is not known, although several hypotheses have been proposed. Microplications have been interpreted as a reserve area for cell stretching but further studies have yielded conflicting results. Cellular interdigitation resulting from the microplications may aid adhesion between the stratified epithelial cells. This view has been supported by subsequent investigations of superficial epithelial cells. The situation in the deeper cell layers is not entirely clear.Item Ultrastructural features of exfoliating surface cells in keratinised and non-keratinised oral mucosa(1979) Austin, J. C.; Grossman, E. S.; Cleaton-Jones, P.Healthy keratinised and non-keratinised oral mucosa (attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa) were obtained from 6 adult vervet monkeys, fixed in situ by simultaneous perfusion and immersion fixation using cacodylate buffered 2,5% glutaraldehyde and prepared for examination by SEM and TEM.Item Mitotic activity in the oral epithelium of the albino rat(1976) Cleaton-Jones, P.In groups of Wistar rats 3 and 12 months of age, colchicine and radioautography were used to assess mitotic activity in oral epitheliums. Apparent mitotic activity in the epitheliums of the cheek, hard palate, and central, intermediate, and lateral zones of the soft palate depended on the method used and the age of the rat.Item A proposed function for microplications on epithelial cells(1983) Grossman, E. S.Item A comparative study of the cellular response of the oral mucosa to mechanical loading(1981) Grossman, E. S.; Austin, J. C.Item Surface ultrastructure of the mucosa of the soft palate in the vervet monkey(1972) Cleaton-Jones, P