@article{931596,
      recid = {931596},
      author = {Tvarijonaviciute, Asta. and Martínez-Subiela, Silvia. and  López-Jornet, Pia. and Lamy, Elsa.},
      title = {Saliva in health and disease : the present and future of a  unique sample for diagnosis /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource (326 pages)},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {Saliva as a unique sample for health assessment is gaining  attention among researchers of different fields in the last  20 years; being reflected in an impressive increase in the  number of papers published studying saliva from different  biological aspects in human and veterinary species. Once  deemed merely a digestive juice is now considered a  biological fluid capable of communicating information about  physiopathological processes occurring in organisms, since  saliva has been shown to contain molecular and bacterial  compounds that can change in response to local and systemic  pathologies. Furthermore, the interest of saliva as a  diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring biofluid is forced by  its non-invasive nature being of easy and inexpensive  sampling, involving only minimal discomfort and allowing  the collection of multiple/repeated specimens at anytime,  anywhere and without need for specialized staff. In this  contributed volume, the authors bring together, summarize  and reflect the generated knowledge about saliva as a  source of biomarkers for health and welfare evaluation in  humans and animal models. This volume also highlights the  importance of confounding factors, such as sampling  methods, flow, total protein content, contamination, or  storage. This book will serve as a manual for graduates,  practitioners and researchers by providing general ideas  about the possibilities and utilities of saliva in clinical  practice or investigation, and indicating the main cautions  each should have in mind before saliva usage.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/931596},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37},
}