Expression of alpha-defensin-1 in chronic hyperplastic candidosis

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 347-351

  Ali, Ahmed ^a   Niissalo, Sirkku ^a,b   Hietanen, Jarkko ^a,b   Laine, Mikael ^a,b   Rautemaa, Riina ^b   Konttinen, Yrjö ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d University of Tampere   (Finland)

^e BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

defensin 1; Candida; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN 1; DEFENSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-DEFENSINS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CELL MOVEMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 20944439361     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2005.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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