Open AccessSerum lipid profile in oral submucous fibrosis: A clinico pathological study
Author(s) -
Ranjith Kumar Kanthem,
Venkateswara Rao Guttikonda
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.164522
Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , lipid profile , very low density lipoprotein , medicine , cholesterol , gastroenterology , pathological , fibrosis , lipoprotein , blood lipids , pathology , grading (engineering) , endocrinology , biology , ecology
Lipids play a key role in the maintenance of cell integrity. These are major cell membrane components essential for various biological functions, including cell growth and division of normal and malignant tissues. Abnormal changes have long been associated with alterations in lipid profile.