An in vitro System for the Analysis of Changes in Depth Distribution of Diffusates in Bacterial Films

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Assinder, S J ^a   Dibdin, G H ^a   Marshall, M ^a   Shellis, R P ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Lactate gradients; pH; Spatial gradients

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALIVA SUBSTITUTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFILMS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIFFUSION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATES; SALIVA, ARTIFICIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031614481     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016461     Document Type: Article

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