Potential of the aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula as an anticaries agent

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 299-306

  Jagtap, A G ^a   Karkera, S G ^a  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticaries agent; Streptococcus mutans; Terminalia chebula

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DENTAL CARIES; GLUCANS; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; MOUTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALIVA; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE;

EID: 0032692281     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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