Adrenomedullin, periodontitis, diabetes-unraveling the equivocal relationship: A clinicobiochemical cross-sectional study

Context: Antimicrobial proteins and peptides constitute a diverse class of host-defense molecules that act early to combat invasion and infection with bacteria and other microorganisms. Among the various antimicrobial peptides in the oral cavity, adrenomedullin (ADM), a cationic peptide, is found in...

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Main Authors: A Suchetha, Akanksha Garg, P Lakshmi, Divya Bhat, N Sapna, S M Apoorva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2013;volume=4;issue=4;spage=454;epage=459;aulast=Suchetha