Hydroxyl-platelet-activating factor exists in blood of healthy volunteers and periodontal patients

Periodontal diseases are localized chronic inflammatory conditions of the gingival and underlying bone and connective tissue. Platelet-activating factor (PAF), a potent inflammatory phospholipid mediator that has been previously detected in elevated levels in inflamed gingival tissues, in gingival c...

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Main Authors: Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Alexandros Tsoupras, George Baltas, Helen Kotsifaki, Zacharias Mantzavinos, Constantinos A. Demopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350310001599666