Catalase activity in human healthy and inflamed dental pulps

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 599-603

  Esposito, P ^a   Varvara, G ^a   Caputi, S ^a   Perinetti, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalase; Dental pulp; Hydrogen peroxide; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CATALASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PULPITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATALASE; CHILD; DENTAL PULP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINS; PULPECTOMY; PULPITIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0141923622     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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