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 80 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 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	4	5
2014	0	3	3
2015	4	3	7
2016	2	0	2
2017	7	6	13
2018	2	1	3
2019	1	4	5
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	4	1	5
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Saliva" by people in Profiles.

Van Bogart K, Almeida DM, Felt JM, Rush J, Cerino ES, Charles ST. Loneliness, positive social interactions, and diurnal cortisol among mid-to-later life adults in everyday life. Biol Psychol. 2026 Apr; 206:109247.

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Whealy RN, Furstenau TN, Roberts A, Cocking JH, Erickson D, Brock B, McCormick R, Timm S, Pacheco M, Mochida-Meek S, Fofanov V. Strain-level genomic variation of Streptococcus mutans and early childhood caries in preschool children from Northern Arizona and Hawaii. PeerJ. 2026; 14:e20808.

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Xia T, Wang Z, Lakamraju T, Haslam DE, Thangarajan S, Wong DTW, Liang L, Joshipura K, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB, Lee KH, Bhupathiraju SN. Multi-fluid, multi-omics signatures of insulin resistance and incident type 2 diabetes among Puerto Rican adults. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025; 16:1699656.

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Almeida DM, Charles ST, Piazza JR, Stawski RS, Cichy KE, Cerino ES, Rush J, Nicholson JS, Holmberg JC, Cramer N, Mogle J. The National Study of Daily Experiences: Protocol for Assessments of Daily Stress, Well-Being, Health, and Salivary Biomarkers in a Longitudinal Cohort. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 02; 14:e76453.

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Salgin L, Kellogg D, Helm J, Blashill AJ, Myers M, Jun HJ, Lim AC, Calzo JP. Measuring Stress, Socialization, and Smoking Behaviors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents (the Puff Break Research Study): Protocol for a Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jul 03; 14:e71927.

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Wiley KS, Gouveia G, Camilo C, Euclydes V, Panter-Brick C, Matijasevich A, Ferraro AA, Fracolli LA, Chiesa AM, Miguel EC, Polanczyk GV, Brentani H. A Preliminary Investigation of Associations Between Traumatic Events Experienced During Pregnancy and Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Levels of Brazilian Adolescent Mothers and Infants. Am J Hum Biol. 2025 Feb; 37(2):e70004.

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Karimi A, Mohebbi E, Mckay-Chopin S, Hadji M, Rashidian H, Marzban M, Naghibzadeh-Tahami A, Gholipour M, Eslami H, Kamangar F, Tommasino M, Gheit T, Zendehdel K. Association of opium use and tobacco smoking with a-, ?-, and ?-human papillomavirus oral infection. Int J Cancer. 2024 Nov 01; 155(9):1544-1548.

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Wang Z, Haslam DE, Sawicki CM, Rivas-Tumanyan S, Hu FB, Liang L, Wong DTW, Joshipura KJ, Bhupathiraju SN. Saliva, Plasma, and Multifluid Metabolomic Signatures of Periodontal Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Progression, and Markers of Glycemia and Dyslipidemia Among Puerto Rican Adults With Overweight and Obesity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 06; 13(15):e033350.

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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 06 20; 33(4):457-463.

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Haslam DE, Liang L, Guo K, Mart?nez-Lozano M, P?rez CM, Lee CH, Morou-Bermudez E, Clish C, Wong DTW, Manson JE, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Joshipura K, Bhupathiraju SN. Discovery and validation of plasma, saliva and multi-fluid plasma-saliva metabolomic scores predicting insulin resistance and diabetes progression or regression among Puerto Rican adults. Diabetologia. 2024 Sep; 67(9):1838-1852.

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