Role of defensins in oral diseases: An overview

The oral cavity outreaches as a particular environment in which there is a continuous interplay between bacteria, fungi and viruses and the epithelial barrier. Among the innate mechanisms that aim to establish a regulated equilibrium between health and disease, natural antimicrobial peptides, especi...

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Main Authors: Sharanamma B Bhagawati, Basavaraj T Bhagawati, Sachin Mittal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2012;volume=24;issue=2;spage=142;epage=145;aulast=Bhagawati