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Salimetrics Saliva Research Library

We've organized the research for you on many analytes and important saliva-based topics to provide the most meaningful and relevant published saliva research findings available from respected opinion leaders, including an archive of our own Spit Reports.

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Saliva 501 - The Fundamentals of Saliva

We provide important information about fundamental saliva biology and salivary immunoassay in an accessible, easy-to-read format.

Some Common Genetic Variants May Moderate the Stress Response through the HPA Axis

Description: One of the key responses to stress involves the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which leads to the production of the steroid hormone cortisol in the adrenal cortex. Once released into the bloodstream, cortisol has widespread effects throughout the body, affecting metabolism, cell growth, the cardiovascular system, and the immune system. The net effect of these changes is to temporarily rebalance various systems in the body, minimizing some and maximizing others, in order to cope with the stress that is present…

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Entry of Substances Into Saliva – Effect of Flow Rate

Description: The non-invasive nature of saliva testing makes it the method of choice for many types of diagnostic and research applications. Before deciding to use saliva rather than some other body fluid, however, it is necessary to ask the following questions: first, how do the substances being measured get into saliva, and, secondly, what implications do the various pathways of entry have for the reliability of the measurements?

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DHEA and DHEAS: An Introduction to Their Function and Measurement

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfated analog (DHEAS) are steroid hormones principally made in the adrenal cortex. DHEAS is the most abundant steroid in humans with serum concentrations 250-500 times higher than DHEA, 100-500 times higher than testosterone, and 1000-10000 times higher than estradiol.(1,2) DHEAS appears to serve primarily as a precursor molecule that is circulated to peripheral tissues throughout the body.

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Saliva and Its Use as a Diagnostic Fluid (Spit Basics)

Learn about components of saliva and how they’re produced.

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Immunoassay Basics

Learn how immunoassays work through illustrations of some basic assay designs.

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