Assessment of salivary-gland function in 40 patients with sarcoidosis showed that whereas only one had clinical evidence of involvement of the salivary glands, both secretion volume (19 patients) and ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...

Honolulu, Hawaii...Professor Jorgen Ekström is the recipient of the 2004 Salivary Research Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), convening here today for its 82nd ...

Baltimore, Maryland...Dr. J. David Castle, from the University of Virginia Health Science Center, Charlottesville, is the recipient of the 2005 Salivary Research Award from the International ...

1 Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, 153-8902 Tokyo, Japan 2 Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, Nishigaoka 3-15-1, Kita, 115 ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of isoflurane on unstimulated and pilocarpine-stimulated parotid saliva secretion. Ten male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 350–400 g were ...

Aims: To assess and compare the self perceived work related stress among emergency department (ED) and general ward (GW) nurses, and to investigate its relation with salivary IgA and lysozyme. Methods ...