Stimulated saliva composition in patients with cancer of the head and neck region

• Main Authors: Ulrica Almhöjd (Author), Hulya Cevik-Aras (Author), Niclas Karlsson (Author), Jin Chuncheng (Author), Annica Almståhl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To analyse over time changes in stimulated whole saliva regarding total protein, Immunoglobulin A (IgA), and mucin type O-glycans (mostly MUC5B and MUC7) in head and neck cancer patients. Methods 29 dentate patients (20 men and 9 women, 59 ± 8 years) treated with curative radiati...