Anatomy

Saliva

The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.

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Abstract

The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.

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  • Salivas

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, radiation effects, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

SALIVATION and SALIVARY GLANDS are also available; "salivary IMMUNOGLOBULIN A": index SALIVA/immunol (IM) + IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY (IM)

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  1. A12.200.666w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Saliva. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012463. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012463
  2. Saliva. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva
  3. Saliva. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q155925