Abstract
Stimulated parotid saliva was collected from: (i) eight pregnant subjects at intervals from about 2-3 months gestation to 2 weeks prepartum and at 4-6 weeks postpartum; (ii) three of the above eight donors 4 months postpartum; (iii) one individual each of the 9 days prior to delivery and at 1,2, and 3 days postpartum; (iv) 55 individuals 1-4 days postpartum; (v) 12 male and 12 female control subjects. A marked increase in or appearance of an additional protein or proteins was detected in a particular electrophoretic zone from the saliva collected during late pregnancy, shortly after term, and 4-6 weeks postpartum. The amount of this yet unidentified protein or proteins is greater in parotid saliva collected 4-6 weeks postpartum than obtained either immediately pre- or postpartum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 241-246 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
Volume | 153 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1976 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported in part by USPHS Grant No. PR05322.