The effect of pilocarpine on salivary constituents in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 689-695

  Nagler, Rafael M ^a,b   Nagler, Arnon ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic graft versus host disease; EGF; Electrolytes; Immunoglobulins; Pilocarpine; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALBUMINOID; CALCIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNESIUM; MUSCARINIC AGENT; PHOSPHATE; PILOCARPINE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SALIVATION; SECRETION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBUMINS; CALCIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNESIUM; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PHOSPHATES; PILOCARPINE; POTASSIUM; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SECRETORY RATE; SODIUM; STATISTICS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0034951954     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(01)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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