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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.

Solenodon


Definition:

  • (n.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The claustra of 9 species of Insectivora (Sorex araneus, Sorex minutus, Tenrec ecaudatus, Solenodon paradoxus, Neomys fodiens, Erinaceus europaeus, Talpa europaea, Desmana moschata, Potamogale velox) were investigated.

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