Differential expression of human beta-defensin 2 in keratinized and non-keratinized oral epithelial lesions; immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 438, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-253

  Abiko, Yoshihiro ^a   Suraweera, Anura K ^b   Nishimura, Michiko ^a   Arakawa, Toshiya ^a   Takuma, Taishin ^a   Mizoguchi, Itaru ^a   Kaku, Tohru ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; Oral; RT PCR; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; DEFENSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KERATINIZATION; LEUKOPLAKIA; MOUTH CARCINOMA; MOUTH LESION; MOUTH MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE SECTION;

BETA-DEFENSINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KERATINS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035084604     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280000303     Document Type: Article

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