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Topics in Dental Biochemistry

Over the last 20 years, biochemistry and molecular biology have undergone a revolution that has affected our understanding of the oral cavity. Topics in Dental Biochemistry is primarily designed for students of dentistry who need to relate biochemistry and molecular biology to dentally related topic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Martin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Necessary basics: elements, isotopes, ions, chemical reactions, energy metabolism and bacterial structures
  • Photosynthesis and sucrose production
  • The connective tissue extracellular matrix and its major components
  • Fibrillar and non-fibrillar collagens & its integrin attachments
  • Basal laminas and epithelia
  • Elastic fibers and proteoglycans
  • Collagen synthesis, genetic diseases and scurvy
  • The zincins: collagen fiber processing and degradation
  • Biological mineralization
  • Bone remodeling and calcium metabolism
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Saliva
  • Chronic Periodontitis
  • Aggressive Periodontitis
  • Dental caries
  • Fluoride.