Salivary alpha-amylase activity and salivary flow rate in young adults

Open Dentistry Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-15

  Arhakis, Aristidis ^a   Karagiannis, Vasilis ^b   Kalfas, Sotirios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Age; Salivary alpha amylase; Salivary flow rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876073163     PISSN: 18742106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601307010007     Document Type: Article

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