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Evaluation of Salivary Leptin Levels in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Advanced Periodontitis

OBJECTIVES: Leptin is a hormone-like protein produced by the adipose tissue. It plays an important role in protection of host against inflammation and infection. Some studies have reported changes in leptin levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva and blood serum of patients with period...

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Autores principales: Khorsand, Afshin, Bayani, Mojtaba, Yaghobee, Siamak, Torabi, Sepehr, Kharrazifard, Mohammad Javad, Mohammadnejhad, Fatemeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27536322