Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins
"Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of proline-rich proteins that constitute the majority of the protein component of SALIVA. Salivary proline-rich proteins occur as acidic, basic and glycosylated basic proteins. They perform a variety of functions such as adhering to the acquired ENAMEL PELLICLE, acting as lubricants and precipitating TANNINS.
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D055273
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D12.644.848.937 D12.776.850.925
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Salivary Proline-Rich Proteins" by people in Profiles.
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Acidic proline-rich protein Db and caries in young children. J Dent Res. 2007 Dec; 86(12):1176-80.