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Descriptor English:   Gingival Crevicular Fluid 
Descriptor Spanish:   Líquido del Surco Gingival 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Líquido do Sulco Gengival 
Synonyms English:   Gingival Exudate  
Tree Number:   A12.383.500
Definition English:   A fluid occurring in minute amounts in the gingival crevice, believed by some authorities to be an inflammatory exudate and by others to cleanse material from the crevice, containing sticky plasma proteins which improve adhesions of the epithelial attachment, have antimicrobial properties, and exert antibody activity. (From Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982) 
Indexing Annotation English:   note X ref; crevicular refers to the gingival crevice
History Note English:   91(72); was GINGIVAL EXUDATE see under GINGIVITIS 1972-90 (Prov 1972-74); was in Cat A & C 1972-83, was in Cat C 1984-95 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CH chemistry CY cytology
DE drug effects EN enzymology
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PH physiology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion US ultrasonography
VI virology  
Record Number:   29246 
Unique Identifier:   D005883 

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