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  • Title: In vitro characterization of human salivary lubrication.
    Author: Aguirre A, Mendoza B, Levine MJ, Hatton MN, Douglas WH.
    Journal: Arch Oral Biol; 1989; 34(8):675-7. PubMed ID: 2597059.
    Abstract:
    The friction coefficients for parotid and submandibular-sublingual salivas of 7 subjects were measured. At the load and speeds used, the lubricatory properties of the secretions followed the McKee-Petroff's curve. The friction coefficients for both secretions approximated those reported for boundary and thin film lubrication.
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