Table 1.
LacZ transgenic tooth (donor) and wild-type tongue (host) | Wild-type tooth (donor) and lacZ transgenic tongue (host) | |
---|---|---|
Odontoblast-like cell | + | − |
Osteoblast-like cell | + | ++ |
Osteoclast-like cell | ++ | ++ |
Osteocyte | − | − |
Mesenchymal cell in the transplanted pulp chamber | + | ++ |
Red blood cell | − | + |
++, intensive; +, weak; −, negative.