title: Salivary testosterone in men: further evidence of a direct correlation with free serum testosterone.
abstract: An excellent correlation was found between salivary testosterone (T) and serum T concentrations, as measured by RIA. Using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, we have demonstrated that sex steroid-binding globulin could not be identified in the saliva of men with serum sex steroid-binding globulin. After exogenous T administration, saliva and serum T rose abruptly and in parallel. Salivary T concentrations in male patients with thyrotoxicosis were similar to those in normal males, whereas the serum T and sex steroid-binding globulin values were significantly higher in the hyperthyroid patients. This study demonstrates that salivary T levels may be used as an index of free serum T.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000097:blood; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis*; D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin / Q000032:analysis; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012738:Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013739:Testosterone