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SalivaSaliva is the watery and usually frothy substance produced in the mouths of humans and most other animals. Saliva is produced in and secreted from the salivary glands. Human saliva is 98% water, which carries electrolytes, mucus, antibacterial compounds and various enzymes. Enzymes begin the digestion process, breaking down some starch and fat at the molecular level. Saliva breaks down food caught in the teeth, protecting them from bacteria that cause decay. Saliva also lubricates and protects the teeth, the tongue, and the tender tissues inside the mouth. Saliva is inhabited by bacteria. Human bite wounds have a high risk of infection unless treated with antibiotics.Various species have evolved special uses for saliva that go beyond predigestion. Some swifts use their gummy saliva to build their nests. Some Aerodramus swiftlet nests are made only from saliva and used to make bird's nest soup. Cobras, vipers, and certain other members of the venom clade hunt with venomous saliva injected by fangs. Some arthropods, such as spiders and caterpillars, create thread from salivary glands. (From the Wikpedia article Saliva.) Download PDF containing detailed information.
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Adhesion of Candida albicans to various dental implant surfaces and the influence of salivary pellicle proteins.
Dental implants may be considered a potential reservoir for (re)infection... | 21st November, 2009
| Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Medical Center Regensburg,
| Acta Biomater. 2009 Nov 16.
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Structure and mechanism in salivary proteins from blood-feeding arthropods.
The saliva of blood-feeding arthropods contains rich mixtures of ligand... | 21st November, 2009
| Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy
| Toxicon. 2009 Nov 16.
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Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring rumination in dairy cows.
Increased rumination in dairy cattle has been associated with increased... | 20th November, 2009
| Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University
| J Dairy Sci. 2009 Dec;92(12):6052-6055.
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Transcriptomic analysis of intestinal genes following acquisition of Pea enation mosaic virus by the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum.
Viruses in the Luteoviridae family are strictly transmitted by aphids in a... | 20th November, 2009
| INRA.
| J Gen Virol. 2009 Nov 18.
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Structural and functional changes mapped in the brains of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with/without dysphagia: A pilot study.
The purpose of this study was to explore cerebral structural and... | 20th November, 2009
| Departments of Neurology.
| Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2009;10(5-6):280-287.
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| Forensic Scientists at Kansas City Crime Lab Release Validation Report Confirming Zygem's forensicGEM(R) Kit is a Reliable, Rapid Method for Extracting DNA From Saliva |
17th November, 2009 |
ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. |
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and HAMILTON, New Zealand, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a provider of innovative enzyme-based products for DNA extraction and other life sciences applications, today
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| Reportlinker Adds Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads |
5th November, 2009 |
Reportlinker |
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads
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| Is Obesity an Oral Bacterial Disease? |
9th July, 2009 |
International Association for Dental Research |
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world-wide explosion of overweight people has been called an epidemic. The inflammatory nature of obesity is widely recognized. Could it really
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| Study Links Internal Source of Aging and Skin Damage |
9th March, 2009 |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. |
Nu Skin Presents Findings at Asian Societies of Cosmetic Scientists Meeting
PROVO, Utah, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Additional research on a newly identified internal free radical generator,
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| AMBER Alert Safety Centers to Launch '10 Million Parents for Child Safety' Imperative |
21st August, 2008 |
AMBER Alert Safety Centers, Inc. |
ROCKAWAY, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In its most ambitious initiative
to date, AMBER Alert Safety Centers, Inc. (AASC) today announced that it will
unveil its new AMBER Ready II wireless
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Companies working in the area of Saliva from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database : | |
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Cantel Medical Corp. is a leading provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market, specializing in the following operating segments:
Dialysis: Medical device...
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Saliva drug testing...
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Aeron LifeCycles Clinical Laboratory is a research and development company focused on the assessment of hormonal levels and their effects. Founded in 1986 with its scientific effort going back to the...
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