A study on β-defensin-2 and histatin-5 as a diagnostic marker of early childhood caries progression
BACKGROUND: Recently, a continuous growth of interest has been observed in antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in the light of an alarming increase in resistance of bacteria and fungi against antibiotics. AMPs are used as biomarkers in diagnosis and monitoring of oral cavity pathologies. Therefore, the de...
Main Authors: | Anna Jurczak, Dorota Kościelniak, Monika Papież, Palina Vyhouskaya, Wirginia Krzyściak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2015-01-01
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Series: | Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100061&lng=en&tlng=en |
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