Serum levels of antimicrobial peptides (Cathelicidins and Beta Defensins-1) in patients with periodontitis
Background: periodontitis is a multifactorial oral inflammatory disease char-acterized by the gradual loss of bone and eventual tooth loss. It starts with microbes and is then influenced by the environment. A diverse family of host defense major compounds known as antimicrobial peptides react quickl...
Published in: | Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry |
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Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad
2024
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Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85188350612&doi=10.26477%2fjbcd.v36i1.3586&partnerID=40&md5=84dd6222560a79b87e88634306d68486 |