The effect of fluoride on Streptococcus sanguis 7863 IgA1 protease production and activity

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 821-825

  Duguid, R ^a   Senior, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; FLUORIDE; IGA SPECIFIC SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASE; IGA-SPECIFIC SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; SERINE PROTEINASE; SURFACTANT; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; MOUTH HYGIENE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIFRICES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MOUTHWASHES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031457352     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(97)00086-1     Document Type: Article

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