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. 1978 Dec;49(12):631-4.
doi: 10.1902/jop.1978.49.12.631.

Immunoglobulins and complement in human periodontitis

P D Toto, L M Lin, A W Gargiulo

Immunoglobulins and complement in human periodontitis

P D Toto et al. J Periodontol. 1978 Dec.

Abstract

The gingiva in human periodontitis shows IgG, IgM, and C3 suggesting an antigen-antibody response binding and activating complement. The irregular distribution of the fluorescence on the basement membrane suggests binding of antigen-antibody complexes.

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