Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1993 · 78 citations · 0 references
DentistryEndocrinologySalivary DiagnosticsSteroid BiochemistryEndocrine AssessmentSaliva CollectionSalivary BiomarkersSalivary GlandsPlasma Steroid ProfilesPlasma Steroid ProfilingSaliva Sample CollectionSaliva Specimen CollectionSalivary Biomarker AnalysisSalivary CortisolSalivary Hormone AssessmentSalivary Secretion Measurement
Despite the aforementioned complications, noninvasive saliva collection has provided the medical and research community with an excellent medium for the monitoring of plasma steroid levels. This noninvasive method has permitted the evaluation and assessment of a multitude of endocrine studies that would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, using other more familiar methods.