Identification of Human Serum Albumin in Human Caries Lesions of Enamel: The Role of Putative Inhibitors of Remineralisation

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-199

  Robinson, C ^a   Shore, R C ^a   Bonass, W A ^a   Brookes, S J ^a   Boteva, E ^a   Kirkham, J ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumin; Dental caries; Immunohistochemistry; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROXYAPATITE; MINERAL; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DURAPATITE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0031616853     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016452     Document Type: Article

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