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Fibronectin
Adhesive glycoprotein with a high molecular weight (450 kD), composed of two disulfide‐linked polypeptides. Functional domains of the molecule have an affinity for cells and the extracellular matrix components. It is found on cell surfaces, in connective tissues, blood, and other body fluids. Fibronectins are important in connective tissue, where they cross‐link to collagen, promote…
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Fibromatosis
Group of tumor‐like lesions that have an infiltrative nature and can be locally aggressive, making them difficult to remove completely. They can recur following surgery but do not metastasize to other parts of the body. Fibromatoses have also been known to undergo spontaneous regression and completely disappear. The simultaneous development of many fibromata. The formation…
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Ossifying f
A fibroma, normally of the gingiva, presenting with areas of calcification or ossification.
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Fibroma
Fibrous connective tissue that is a benign neoplasm; peripheral. A benign type of growth composed of fibrous tissue. A small benign tumor formed in connective tissue. Nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue. A benign or nonmalignant tumor composed largely of fibrous connective tissue. These smooth, usually painless, growths under the skin or in the bone are…
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)
Family of growth factors with mitogenic properties for fibroblasts and mesoderm‐derived cell types. They have important roles in angiogenesis, neurogenesis, wound healing, and tumor growth. In humans, more than 20 proteins have been identified as members of the FGF family. FGF‐2, or basic FGF (bFGF), has been the most studied member of the FGF family…
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Fibrin‐rich matrix
Provisional matrix provided by the fibrin clot and fibronectin at the first phase of wound healing. It helps monocytes, fibroblasts, and epidermal cells migrate into the healing area.
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Fibrinolysis
Enzymatic process of dissolution of fibrin. Plasmin, the main enzyme involved, degrades the fibrin mesh, leading to the production of circulating fragments that are cleared by other proteinases or organs. A normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots. The activity of the fibrinolysin system that removes small…
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Fibrin clot
Clump that results from coagulation of the blood after a sequential process by which the multiple coagulation factors of the blood interact in the coagulation cascade. Essentially composed of fibrin, this insoluble protein is formed from fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin. Called also a blood clot.
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Transseptal fiber
Collagenous fibers that run interdentally from the cementum just apical to the base of the junctional epithelium of one tooth over the alveolar crest to insert into a comparable region of an adjacent tooth. Any of the collagenous fibers that extend between the teeth and are embedded in the cementum of adjacent teeth.
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Reticular f
Immature connective tissue fibers.
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