Cariogenicity in Rats of a Diet Containing Lactalbumin or Casein as the Protein Source
Tags: DIET in disease; DENTAL caries -- Prevention; PROTEINS; LACTALBUMIN; CASEIN; RATS as laboratory animals; DENTAL enamel
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