"Saliva" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
| Descriptor ID |
D012463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.666
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saliva" by people in Profiles.
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Psychological pathways from racial discrimination to cortisol in African American males and females. J Behav Med. 2018 04; 41(2):208-220.
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High prevalence of normal tests assessing hypercortisolism in subjects with mild and episodic Cushing's syndrome suggests that the paradigm for diagnosis and exclusion of Cushing's syndrome requires multiple testing. Horm Metab Res. 2010 Nov; 42(12):874-81.