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  • Salivary cortisol, a stress hormone, and urinary oxytocin, which is associated with maternal-infant attachment, were measured before the stressful exercise and again after the stressful exercise was performed.

    For a Mother's Touch, Skip the Text Messages Ann Lukits 2011

  • Salivary hormone profiles can pinpoint which hormones are out of whack and help doctors plan treatment, say companies that sell them.

    Can Saliva Tests Decode Symptoms? 2010

  • Salivary glands near the lower teeth and at the back of the mouth secrete enzymes to hasten digestion before swallowing.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Salivary glands near the lower teeth and at the back of the mouth secrete enzymes to hasten digestion before swallowing.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Salivary glands near the lower teeth and at the back of the mouth secrete enzymes to hasten digestion before swallowing.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Salivary gland cancer has been linked to UV radiation exposure in several studies on non-arctic populations [107] although a latitude gradient has not been demonstrated.

    Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

  • Salivary glands, the liver, and the pancreas are considered accessory glands of the GI tract as they have ducts entering the GI tract and secrete enzymes and other substances.

    Absorption of toxicants 2008

  • Scientists working on the $12-million Human Salivary Proteome Project have recently identified 1,166 proteins in saliva, including five indicators of oral cancer.

    A Saliva Tests that Detects Cancer | Impact Lab 2007

  • Fig. 67 — * Salivary glands* and the ducts connecting them with the mouth.

    Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

  • Salivary gland situated at the base of each ear; near the ear. percussion

    Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise

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