title: Changes in sialic acid concentration in human saliva during the menstrual cycle.
abstract: Salivary sialic acid concentration was studied daily in 20 fertile women during the menstrual cycle. The Warren method was used and plasma LH and BBT were also determined. The sialic acid concentrations in saliva throughout the cycle showed a peak 4 or 5 days before the LH preovulation surge. This maximal peak showed a mean of 10.89 +/- 1.11 mg%. This method may be useful for predicting the pre- and postovulatory fertile period.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Calamera
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vilar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D010061:Ovulation Detection; D012016:Reference Values; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid