| Literature DB >> 6930611 |
H Ben-Aryeh, H Naon, R Szargel, D Gutman, A Hefetz.
Abstract
Salivary and serum lithium concentrations were measured simultaneously in 118 manic-depressive patients. Lithium concentration in saliva was 2.24 +/- 0.35 times higher than in serum. An equation to calculate serum lithium concentration from salivary measurements was derived: Li serum = 0.36 Li saliva + 0.13. Psychotropic drugs had no effect on the salivary:serum ratio. Eighteen patients were followed for several weeks. A significant correlation coefficient between salivary and serum lithium concentrations was found in thirteen of the eighteen patients studied.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6930611 DOI: 10.1016/0030-4220(80)90198-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol ISSN: 0030-4220