Saliva

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A12.200.666
Concept/Terms	Saliva Saliva Salivas

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Anatomy [A]
Fluids and Secretions [A12]
Bodily Secretions [A12.200]
Saliva [A12.200.666]

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Bar chart showing 72 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	2	1	3
2009	1	1	2
2010	3	2	5
2011	3	1	4
2012	1	1	2
2013	1	3	4
2014	0	3	3
2015	4	3	7
2016	2	0	2
2017	6	6	12
2018	2	1	3
2019	1	4	5
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	2	0	2

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Zhang X, Sun Y, Cheung YTD, Wang MP, Wu YS, Chak KY, Chen J, Leung LT, Lam TH, Ho SY. Cigarettes, heated tobacco products and dual use: exhaled carbon monoxide, saliva cotinine and total tobacco consumed by Hong Kong tobacco users. Tob Control. 2024 Jun 20; 33(4):457-463.

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Liu YM, Wang S, Dickenson A, Mao J, Bai X, Liao X. An on-line SPE-LC-MS/MS method for quantification of nucleobases and nucleosides present in biological fluids. Anal Methods. 2024 Apr 25; 16(16):2505-2512.

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Ramesh A, Halpern LR, Southerland JH, Adunyah SE, Gangula PR. Saliva as a diagnostic tool to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in dental patients exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Biomed J. 2023 Dec; 46(6):100586.

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Fortuna G, Whitmire S, Sullivan K, Alajbeg I, Andabak-Rogulj A, Pedersen AML, Vissink A, di Fede O, Aria M, Jager DJ, Noll J, Jensen SB, Wolff A, Brennan MT. Impact of medications on salivary flow rate in patients with xerostomia: a retrospective study by the Xeromeds Consortium. Clin Oral Investig. 2023 Jan; 27(1):235-248.

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Saadatmand F, Abbas M, Apprey V, Tailor K, Kwabi-Addo B. Sex differences in saliva-based DNA methylation changes and environmental stressor in young African American adults. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0273717.

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Lekpor CE, Botchway F, Kusi KA, Adjei AA, Wilson MD, Stiles JK, Wilson NO. Angiogenic and angiostatic factors present in the saliva of malaria patients. Malar J. 2022 Jul 14; 21(1):220.

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Chen TA, Smith NG, Regan SD, Obasi EM, Anderson KF, Reitzel LR. Combining Global Positioning System (GPS) with saliva collection among sexual minority adults: A feasibility study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0250333.

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Chen JZ, Joshipura KJ, Habash F, Lopez-Candales A. Dentists and physicians' practices meet once again: Potential unfavorable clinical effects of frequent mouthwash use. Postgrad Med. 2021 Mar; 133(2):123-124.

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Rodr?guez-Rabassa M, L?pez P, S?nchez R, Hern?ndez C, Rodr?guez C, Rodr?guez-Santiago RE, Orengo JC, Green V, Yamamura Y, Rivera-Amill V. Inflammatory Biomarkers, Microbiome, Depression, and Executive Dysfunction in Alcohol Users. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 01 21; 17(3).

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Obasi EM, Chen TA, Cavanagh L, Smith BK, Wilborn KA, McNeill LH, Reitzel LR. Depression, perceived social control, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in African-American adults. Health Psychol. 2020 Feb; 39(2):107-115.

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