title: Sodium and chlorine concentrations in mixed saliva of healthy and cystic fibrosis children.
abstract: Sodium and chlorine concentrations in mixed saliva were simultaneously measured by neutron activation analysis in nine normal children and in nine patients with cystic fibrosis. Sodium levels showed a significant difference (P < 0.01) between patients and control. The concentration of chlorine was similar in both the control and the cystic fibrosis groups.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Hidalgo, México.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Reyes
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Aguirre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002713:Chlorine / Q000032:analysis*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D012016:Reference Values; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002713:Chlorine; D012964:Sodium