title: [Quantitative functional exploration of the salivary glands. Measurement of salivary elimination of technetium 99].
abstract: The authors propose a method for the quantitative functional exploration of the salivary glands using two objective criteria, on the one hand the level of fixation in the parotid of technetium 99m injected in the form of its pertechnate and on the other hand by the fraction of radioactivity found in different specimens of saliva collected in the course of a test carried out using a pharmacological agent free of toxic effects--lemon juice. The quantitative results obtained and its simplicity render the method particularly useful in evaluating the course of salivary function in all forms of disorder, pathological or iatrogenic.
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000503:physiopathology; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000503:physiopathology; D010309:Parotitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012472:Salivation / Q000187:drug effects; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013667:Technetium; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010862:Pilocarpine; D013667:Technetium; D001285:Atropine
vernacular_title: L'exploration fonctionnelle quantitative des glandes salivaires Mesure de l'élimination salivaire du technetium 99m