What's the difference between saliva and salvia?

Saliva


Definition:

  • (n.) The secretion from the salivary glands.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A sensitive, selective and easy to use high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of cicletanide, a new diuretic, in plasma, red blood cells, urine and saliva is described.
  • (2) Most cis AB sera have anti-B activity, essentially at 4 degrees C. In saliva A and H substances are found in normal amounts but B substance is only evidenced by inhibition of autologous cells agglutination.
  • (3) The antigenic composition of an extract of rat dust, as a source of aeroallergens for rat-sensitive individuals, has been investigated and compared to the antigenic composition of rat saliva and urine.
  • (4) None of the parotid saliva samples from the alcoholic subjects had detectable bioactivity of EGF in saliva.
  • (5) On day 7, washes were collected as on day 0, and a collar was attached to the neck to prevent contamination from saliva.
  • (6) However, no correlation was observed as far as sex, pH of saliva and smoking habits were concerned.
  • (7) All teeth were incubated in a saliva-like solution except during treatment.
  • (8) During radiotherapy, the mean volume-based concentrations of all protein components assayed increased as the saliva flow rate decreased.
  • (9) There were no differences between groups in saliva cortisol values in either of the two experiments.
  • (10) In eight consecutive patients referred to the University of Queensland Dental School for investigation of tooth surface loss, six had no measurable quantities of resting whole saliva, four had low values for stimulated saliva flow rates, and only two patients had buffer capacities within the normal range.
  • (11) Compared with juvenile and adult controls, a significantly greater number of "fast isoamylases" was found in the parotid saliva of children with cystic fibrosis and their healthy heterozygous parents.
  • (12) The amount of free testosterone in the saliva was also ascertained for 23 of the subjects.
  • (13) Good to excellent results were found in more than 85 percent of them in the control saliva, and there have been no recurrences or fistulae.
  • (14) The responsible allergens are contained in the urine, saliva, and secretions of furred animals.
  • (15) A relatively large error was found in predicting serum levels from saliva.
  • (16) We have reviewed the functions of salivary secretions and the major role that saliva plays in maintaining oral homeostasis by protection, repair, and lubrication as well as in the initial phase of digestion.
  • (17) The addition of chlorhexidine and saliva increased staining when used with tea.
  • (18) The potassium concentration of saliva collected in the absence of back pressure and at raised pressure was similar even though back pressure reduced flow.
  • (19) Its biological properties and its function in saliva, if any, remain to be elucidated.
  • (20) In order for a stone to form, the following conditions would seem to be necessary; transient supersaturation of the saliva in Ca++ and PO4--, a pH greater than normal, intracellular precepitation of amorphous tricalcium phosphate which is transformed into crystalline hydroxyapatite and, then, the fixation of crystals on a "matrix" such as desquamated cells, fibrils and collagens.

Salvia


Definition:

  • (n.) A genus of plants including the sage. See Sage.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The cardiovascular pharmacology of two Chinese herbs, Salvia miltiorrhiza (SM) and Panax notoginseng (Burk) F. H. Chen (PNG) were studied both in vivo and in vitro.
  • (2) Fourteen constituents were isolated from the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza f. alba.
  • (3) An attempt was made to isolate the active component which exhibits an improving effect on renal function from Salviae Miltiorrhazae Radix (Chinese crude drug).
  • (4) The geranyl and linalyl precursors were shown to be mutually competitive substrates (inhibitors) of the relevant cyclization enzymes isolated from Salvia officinalis (sage) and Tanacetum vulgare (tansy) by the mixed substrate analysis method, demonstrating that isomerization and cyclization take place at the same active site.
  • (5) In this study, the role of oxygen free radical scavenger, SOD, and a herb, salvia miltiorrhiza, in the protection of cellular damages during total ischemia and reperfusion was study in the epigastric island skin flaps in experimental rats with electron microscopy and the assessment of survival of the flaps.
  • (6) Dexamethasone, Salviae mitiorrhizae, Ligustrazini and phenobarbitalum natrium were intraperitoneally for the other four groups 15 minutes before the intravenous injection of oleic acid separately.
  • (7) 2 litres of a 40% carbohydrate combination solution consisting of glucose, fructose, xylitol and maltose in the ratio 1:1:1:1 were infused together with 1 litre of 8% amino acid solution (aminomel L 8 oKH salvia) over a period of 24 hours for 4 days to 16 patients who had undergone gastric resection by the Billroth II procedure.
  • (8) The main purpose of our study is to investigate the possible protective effects of Fructose 1-6 diphosphate (FDP) and Danshen (Salvia Miltiozzhiza Bunze) on renal cortical Na-K-ATPase activity after renal ischemia and gentamicin nephrotoxicity.
  • (9) The following findings were obtained: 8 plants exhibited persistent hypoglycaemic effects, Lycium shawii, Salvia (S.) aegyptiaca, Pergularia tomentosa, Convolvulus (C.) althaeoides, Haloxylon salicornicum, Ephedra alata, Scrophularia deserti, and Crotalaria aegyptiaca.
  • (10) While group B used Salvia miltiorrhiza (co.) tablet.
  • (11) The Salvia miltiorrhiza callus tissue cells were entrapped with 3% alginate.
  • (12) Changes of calcium, zinc, copper contents in serum, callus and bony tissue in the early stage of the healing process of rat closed tibial fracture, also the changes of them with radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (RSM) treatment were studied.
  • (13) After using low molecular dextran and Salvia miltiorrhizae, the hemorheologic alterations in AHNP were recovered, and the histologic observation improved.
  • (14) The results proved that the Salvia miltiorrhiza could improve the left ventricular diastolic function in coronary artery stenosis.
  • (15) The strongest examples [Sd(a++) or "Super Sid" and strong Sd(a+)] may be readily identified by using an extract from the seeds of Salvia horminum.
  • (16) The results indicated that Salvia miltiorrhiza could prevent radiation-induced pulmonary injury, but could not prevent thymus injury.
  • (17) The lymphocytes produce immunoglobulins which are transported to the circulation and also topical secretory IgA which is secreted into the salvia and mucous secretions to protect the human host.
  • (18) A microsomal preparation from the epidermis of Salvia officinalis leaves catalyzed the NADPH- and O2-dependent hydroxylation of the monoterpene olefin (+)-sabinene to (+)-cis-sabinol.
  • (19) 100 cases of nerve deafness were treated with Injectio Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae by i.v.
  • (20) The importance of the lectins, especially of Salvia sclarae extract, for the identification of Tn-polyagglutinability is demonstrated.

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