α-Defensin levels in whole saliva of totally edentulous subjects

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-849

  Fanali, C ^a   Inzitari, R ^a   Cabras, T ^b   Pisano, E ^b   Castagnola, M ^a,c   Celletti, R ^d   Manni, A ^a   Messana, Irene ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 and 5; Edentulous subjects; Histatins 1; Human saliva; defensins 1 4

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; ALPHA DEFENSIN 1; ALPHA DEFENSIN 2; ALPHA DEFENSIN 3; ALPHA DEFENSIN 4; DEFENSIN; HISTATIN; HISTATIN 1; HISTATIN 3; HISTATIN 5; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDENTULOUSNESS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ION CURRENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOUTH INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 59849103111     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200802100409     Document Type: Article

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