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Obstructive sleep apnea and rhonchopathy are associated with downregulation of trefoil factor family peptide 3 (TFF3)—Implications of changes in oral mucus composition

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Trefoil factor family (TFF) peptides belong to the family of mucin-associated peptides and are expressed in most mucosal surfaces. TFF peptides carry out functions such as proliferation and migration enhancement, anti-apoptosis, and wound healing. Moreover, TFFs are associated with...

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Autores principales: Siber-Hoogeboom, Regina, Schicht, Martin, Hoogeboom, Sebastian, Paulsen, Friedrich, Traxdorf, Maximilian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5640215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29028798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185200