A study of biological chemistry on the nature of jaw cysts. On the maintainance of homoeostasis in jaw cyst fluid.
Jaw cyst lining cells have an active transporting mechanism for Na+ ion and K+ion, a secreting mechanism and a selecting mechanism, and they allow permeation of electrolytes, lipids and protein into cysts. The components within the cysts have a controlling metabolism, and keep the system stable. Tumour wall cells of cystic ameloblastoma have only a passive transporting mechanism for various substances. Their nature differs from that of jaw cyst lining cells.
D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003560:Cysts / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000378:metabolism; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D009631:Nonodontogenic Cysts / Q000378:metabolism; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000378:metabolism; D010539:Permeability; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism
D001798:Blood Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D011506:Proteins; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium