Amlodipine and Nifedipine Used With Cyclosporine Induce Different Effects on Gingival Enlargement

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2351-2353

  Lopez Pintor R M ^a   Hernandez G ^a   de Arriba, L ^a   Morales, J M ^a   Jimenez C ^a   de Andres A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; NIFEDIPINE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIFEDIPINE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 68949220138     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.052     Document Type: Article

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