Comparative analysis of the effects of collection methods on salivary steroids

• Main Authors: Ce Zhu (Author), Chao Yuan (Author), Qidi Ren (Author), Fangqiao Wei (Author), Shunlan Yu (Author), Xiangyu Sun (Author), Shuguo Zheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Steroid hormone test for saliva was a promising area of research, however the impact of different collection methods on salivary steroids was underexplored so far. This study was designed to compare the effects of different collection methods (unstimulated or stimulated by chewin...