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SUBMITTER: Shields GS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754758 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shields Grant S GS Slavich George M GM Perlman Greg G Klein Daniel N DN Kotov Roman R
Brain, behavior, and immunity 20190605
Salivary markers of immune function are increasingly commonly used in studies of human health. Yet, few studies have examined the short-term or long-term reliability or stability of these biomarkers, making their measurement properties unclear. We addressed this issue in the present study by collecting two saliva samples, two hours apart, from 426 adolescent girls during a baseline laboratory visit. Then, eighteen months later, we collected the same samples again from a subset of these participa ...[more]