Comparison of salivary calmodulin binding proteins in Sjögren's syndrome and healthy individuals

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 132-135

  Deming, Fanasy P ^a   Al Hashimi, Ibtisam ^a,b   Haghighat, Nasser ^a   Hallmon, William W ^a   Kerns, David G ^a   Abraham, Celeste ^a   Rivera Hidalgo, Francisco ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calmodulin binding proteins; Dry mouth; Pathogenesis; Saliva; Salivary gland dysfunction; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVATION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; CALMODULIN; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SECRETORY RATE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33846975380     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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