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MeSH Heading: Salivary Proteins and Peptides
Tree Number(s): D12.644.848; D12.776.850
Unique ID: D012471
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012471
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse entry term SALIVARY PROTEINS with SIALOPROTEINS, a type of glycoprotein
Scope Note: Proteins and peptides found in SALIVA and the SALIVARY GLANDS. Some salivary proteins such as ALPHA-AMYLASES are enzymes, but their composition varies in different individuals.
Entry Term(s): Salivary Gland Protein; Salivary Gland Proteins; Salivary Peptide; Salivary Peptides; Salivary Protein; Salivary Proteins
Previous Indexing: Proteins (1966-1976); Saliva (1966-1976); Salivary Glands (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see SALIVARY PROTEINS (1977-2008)
History Note: 2009(1977)
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Salivary Proteins and Peptides MeSH Descriptor Data 2025