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Mouri R J Faruque1, Kawtar Taidouch1, Floris J Bikker1

  • 1Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Caries Research
|January 21, 2024
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Keywords:
MucinsRheologySalivaSpinnbarkeit

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