Human Saliva

Articles in these two volumes cover current knowledge of the origins of various salivary compounds, their normal values, age dependency, relation to flow rate, diseases or hormonal status, and assay problems regarding human saliva. Volume I includes: practical aspects of salivary analyses; salivary secretion rate, electrolytes, glycoproteins, and histidine-rich proteins; and genetic protein polymorphisms of human saliva. Volume II covers the origin, properties, quantities, and induction of salivary immunoglobulins. An index in each volume for that volume only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR