PERIOSTIN AS A MARKER OF PERIODONTAL STATUS. A NARRATIVE REVIEW

• Main Authors: Luminița Lazăr (Author), Timea Dako (Author), Ramona Bortoc (Author), Ionut Luchian (Author), Maria Alexandra Martu (Author), Ana-Petra Lazăr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Periostin is a protein of the extracellular matrix, which belongs to the fasciclin-1 protein family, located on chromosome 13 and has 835 amino acids in its composition. Periostin is an inducer of fibrinogenesis and acts by stimulating the production of type I collagen. The excess production of peri...