Identification of bone-specific alkaline phosphatase in saliva and its correlation with skeletal age

Context: Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (B-ALP), a product of osteoblasts, is a bone formation marker whose serum levels fluctuate with puberty and adolescence. Aims: This study aims to assess B-ALP levels in saliva and correlate it with different skeletal maturity stages of hand-wrist radiograp...

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Main Authors: Hegde, S. (Author), Patil, A. (Author), Revankar, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018
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