The effects of oral xylitol administration on bone density in rat femur

Odontology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-33

  Sato, Hirokazu ^a   Ide, Yoshiaki ^a   Nasu, Masanori ^a   Numabe, Yukihiro ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone density; Oral administration; Trabecular bone; Xylitol; CT

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251553502     PISSN: 16181247     EISSN: 16181255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-010-0143-2     Document Type: Article

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