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Eva Roblegg1, Alanna Coughran2, Davud Sirjani2

  • 1University of Graz, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Universitaetsplatz 1, 8010 Graz, Austria.

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics : Official Journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik E.V
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IonsPropertiesProteinsSalivaSalivary gland hypofunctionSalivary glandsSecretionViscoelasticityXerostomia

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