Microbial factors and gingival crevicular fluid aspartate aminotransferase levels: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 334-339

  Smith, A J ^a   Alexander, M ^a   Mackenzie, D ^a   Lennon, A ^a   Riggio, M P ^a   MacFarlane, T W ^a  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Aspartate aminotransferase; BANA hydrolysis; Gingival crevicular fluid; Periodontal disease; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; N BENZOYLARGININE 2 NAPHTHYLAMIDE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BENZOYLARGININE-2-NAPHTHYLAMIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; ENZYME TESTS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032043996     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1998.tb02450.x     Document Type: Article

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