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Oral Antimicrobial Peptides and Biological Control of Caries
The presence of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in saliva may be a biological factor that contributes to susceptibility or resistance to caries. This manuscript will review AMPs in saliva, consider their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions, and evaluate their potential role in the oral cavity...
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16934114 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-6-S1-S13 |