Quantitative assessment of IgA levels in the unstimulated whole saliva of caries-free and caries-active children

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 158-161

  Shifa, S ^a   Muthu, M ^a   Amarlal, D ^a   Prabhu, V ^a  

^a MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Immunoturbidimetry; Salivary IgA; Unstimulated whole saliva

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; SALIVA PROTEIN; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 57249091681     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 19983905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.44031     Document Type: Article

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