Effects of stress hormones on the production of volatile sulfur compounds by periodontopathogenic bacteria

• Main Authors: Caroline Morini Calil (Author), Gisele Mattos Oliveira (Author), Karina Cogo (Author), Antonio Carlos Pereira (Author), Fernanda Klein Marcondes (Author), Francisco Carlos Groppo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Little is known about the effects of stress hormones on the etiologic agents of halitosis. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the effects of adrenaline (ADR), noradrenaline (NA) and cortisol (CORT) on bacteria that produce volatile sulfur compounds (VSC), the major gases responsibl...