The effect of β-glucan on recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-112

  Koray, Meltem ^a   Ak, Gulsum ^a   Kürklü, Esma ^a   Tanyeri, Hakki ^a   Aydin, Filiz ^a   Oguz, Fatma Savran ^a,c   Temurhan, Sonay ^a   Ciltci, Hayriye ^a   Carin, Mahmut ^a   Onal, Ayse Emel ^a   Ozdilli, Kursat ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HALIC UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUTH PAIN; MOUTH ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BETA-GLUCANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS;

EID: 60749086051     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0118     Document Type: Letter

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