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Acute effects of hemodialysis on salivary flow rate and composition

DOI

31

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0

References

2007

Year

C.P. Bots, H.S. Brand, E.C.I. Veerman, M. Valentijn-Benz, Yvonne Henskens, R. M. Valentijn, Pieter F. Vos, Joost A. Bijlsma, Piet M. ter Wee, Barbara M. van Amerongen,
Clinical Nephrology

Abstract

This study shows that HD has significant acute effects on both salivary secretion rate and protein concentrations in saliva. We conclude that the observed changes in salivary concentrations and proteins are mainly due to an increased watery secretion from the salivary glands.