Current Bibliographies in Medicine (CBM) is a continuation in part of the National Library of
Medicine's Literature Search Series, which ceased in 1987 with No. 87-15. In 1989 it also …

Diagnostic tests performed to evaluate the condition of health or to determine the occurrence
of pathological changes are based on laboratory tests of blood and urine (Cavannaugh …

Saliva as a unique sample for health assessment is gaining attention among researchers of
different fields in the last 20 years; being reflected in an impressive increase in the number …

Physiological whole saliva is a unique body fluid constantly washing the mucous
membranes of the mouth, throat, and larynx. Saliva is a clear, slightly acidic mucinous …

Saliva is an important physiological fluid and contains highly complex mixture which is
gaining popularity as a diagnostic tool. Saliva is a watery substance comprising of 99.5% of …

As a diagnostic fluid, saliva offers distinctive advantages over serum because it can be
collected non-invasively by individuals with modest training. Gland-specific saliva can be …

Background One purpose of this study was to compare various biochemical and
immunological parameters in blood and saliva that are routinely evaluated only in the blood …

There is a tendency in current medical research to explore the importance and
symptomatology of saliva. The question to which increasingly more researchers from the …

Saliva of individual salivary glands differs in appearance, density and particularly in the
chemical composition. Generally, the composition of saliva is affected by the composition of …

Part I of this review was dedicated to the biological complexity of saliva and its relationship
with the pathophysiology of many organs. In Part II, issues related to the pre-analytical and …