Table 1.
Expression of Nanog, Stat 3 and Sox-5 in TMJ analyzed layers/areas.
| TMJ layers/areas |
Transcriptional Factors/Intracellular |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Localization | |||
| NANOG | STAT-3 | SOX-5 | |
| Mandibular Condyle | |||
| Fibrous Layer | N+C (Strong) | C (Weak) | – |
| Proliferative Layer | N+C (Strong) | C (Weak) | C (Weak) |
| Chondrocyte Layer | N | N | N |
| Hypertrophic Chondrocyte Layer | N | N | N |
| Ossification Area (Osteoblast) | C | C | C |
| Articular Disc | |||
| Fibroblast/fibrocondrocytes | C | N | C (Weak) |
| Perivascular | C | N | C (Strong) |
| Mandibular Fossa | |||
| Dense Conective Layer | C | – | – |
| Proliferative Layer | C | C | – |
| Ossification Area (Osteoblast) | C | C | C |
(N-nuclear, C-cytoplasmic, N+C similar expression in nucleus and cytoplasm, - no immunostainning).