Toxicity screening of mouthwashes in the pollen tube growth test: Safety assessment of recommended dilutions

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-62

  Kristen, Udo ^a   Friedrich, Reinhard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; in vitro toxicity; Mouthwash; Pollen tube growth test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH MUCOSA; POLLEN;

HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; POLLEN;

EID: 33745883273     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402006000100013     Document Type: Article

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