"Saliva" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
| Descriptor ID |
D012463
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.666
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Saliva" by people in Profiles.
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Estimating the dim light melatonin onset of adolescents within a 6-h sampling window: the impact of sampling rate and threshold method. Sleep Med. 2016 04; 20:59-66.
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Increased Sensitivity of the Circadian System to Light in Early/Mid-Puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Nov; 100(11):4067-73.
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A longitudinal assessment of sleep timing, circadian phase, and phase angle of entrainment across human adolescence. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e112199.
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Human puberty: salivary melatonin profiles in constant conditions. Dev Psychobiol. 2012 May; 54(4):468-73.
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Estimating dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) phase in adolescents using summer or school-year sleep/wake schedules. Sleep. 2006 Dec; 29(12):1632-41.
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Circadian phase determined from melatonin profiles is reproducible after 1 wk in subjects who sleep later on weekends. J Pineal Res. 2005 Sep; 39(2):195-200.
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Morning melatonin has limited benefit as a soporific for daytime sleep after night work. Chronobiol Int. 2005; 22(5):873-88.
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Complete or partial circadian re-entrainment improves performance, alertness, and mood during night-shift work. Sleep. 2004 Sep 15; 27(6):1077-87.
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Preflight adjustment to eastward travel: 3 days of advancing sleep with and without morning bright light. J Biol Rhythms. 2003 Aug; 18(4):318-28.