Saliva as a potential diagnostic tool

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 293-306

  Deepa, T ^a   Thirrunavukkarasu, N ^b  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; diagnostic tool; Saliva; systemic disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; AMPHETAMINE; AMYLASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; IRINOTECAN; LITHIUM; METHADONE; METOPROLOL; MUCIN; OXPERNOLOL; PARACETAMOL; PHENAZONE; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUININE; SULFANILAMIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DISORDER; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SALIVA LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LACTOBACILLUS; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISEASE; MUCUS SECRETION; NEOPLASM; NOSE SECRETION; PERIODONTITIS; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XEROSTOMIA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG MONITORING; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFECTION; NEOPLASMS; PERIODONTITIS; SALIVA; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 84866247186     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.99854     Document Type: Review

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