Table 1. Flow rate and concentrations of total protein, calcium, bicarbonate, mucin concentration of unstimulated and stimulated SM/SL saliva and labial saliva.

Saliva (n = 5)	Flow rate (ml/min)	Protein concentration (mg/ml)	Calcium concentration (mmol/l)	Bicarbonate concentration (mmol/l)	MUC5B concentration (μg/ml)	MUC7 concentration (μg/ml)
Unstimulated SM/SL	0.21 ±0.03*	3.86±0.55	2.146±0.23	1.86±0.28	285.34±4.28	201.78±4.18
Chew SM/SL	0.68 ±0.1	2.94±0.41	1.664±0.91	5.97±0.71**	205.15±5.78	175.34±5.18
Smell SM/SL	0.51 ±0.04	3.26±0.49	1.987±0.46	2.51±0.26	212.23±5.38	130.45±4.78
Taste SM/SL	1.16 ±0.09*	2.16±0.42	1.815±0.02	3.86±0.98	218.45± 4.88	152.65±4.38
Labial	0.002±0.02***	1.78±0.27*	2.263±0.81	1.06 ± 0.53	438.67±3.88***	265.56±2.78**

Mean ±SEM. (n = 5).

*p< 0.05,

**p< 0.005,

***p<0.0001