Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , January 2002

Electron microscopic analysis of the effects of chemical retraction agents on cultured rat keratinocytes

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☆ aAssistant Professor, Dental Department, Centre of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion.

☆☆ bProfessor, Institute of Cell Biology.

★ cProfessor and Chairman, Dental Department, Centre of Fixed Prosthodontics and Occlusion.

★★ Reprint requests to: Dr Igor Kopač, Dental Department, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Hrvatski trg 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Fax: (386)1-132-2148, E-mail: igor.kopac@mf.uni-lj.si

PII: S0022-3913(02)77994-8

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2002.119681

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 87, Issue 1 , Pages 51-56 , January 2002

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