Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 8 , Pages 555-560 , August 2010

Antimicrobial activity of n-6, n-7 and n-9 fatty acids and their esters for oral microorganisms

  • Chifu B. Huang

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Center for Oral Health Research, HSRB 161, College of Dentistry, Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, United States. Tel.: +1 859 323 5357; fax: +1 859 257 6566.
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  • Brian George
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  • Jeffery L. Ebersole

,Accepted 17 May 2010.

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PII: S0003-9969(10)00131-7

doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.05.009

Archives of Oral Biology
Volume 55, Issue 8 , Pages 555-560 , August 2010

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