Saliva for assessing creatinine, uric acid, and potassium in nephropathic patients

Abstract Background Lab tests on saliva could be useful because of low invasivity. Previous reports indicated that creatinine, uric acid, and potassium are measurable in saliva. For these analytes the study investigated methodology of saliva tests and correlations between plasma and saliva levels. M...

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Main Authors: Giancarlo Bilancio, Pierpaolo Cavallo, Cinzia Lombardi, Ermanno Guarino, Vincenzo Cozza, Francesco Giordano, Giuseppe Palladino, Massimo Cirillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1437-4