Cytokine degradation by biofilms of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Current Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 216-219

  Fletcher, Julie ^a   Nair, Sean ^a   Poole, Steven ^b   Henderson, Brian ^a   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BIOFILMS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-1;

EQUUS CABALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS;

EID: 0031887113     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900297     Document Type: Article

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