Oral and systemic immunoglobulin G-subclass antibodies to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 104-108

  Engstrom P E ^a,c   George, M ^a   Larsson, P ^a   Lally, E T ^b   Taichman, N S ^b   Norhagen, E G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Gingival crevicular fluid; Immunoglobulin G subclasses; Saliva; Serum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; EXOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOTOXIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTITIS; SALIVA;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033121160     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.1999.140205.x     Document Type: Article

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