The Study of Major Salivary Glands Secretion Using Classical and Vacuum Crystallography

Abstract

The paper presents comparative characteristics of methods of classical and vacuum crystallography, based on the analysis of slides of major salivary glands secretion of 40 healthy individuals. Morphometric analysis of crystallograms was carried out by the “Video Test” (×100). The results of the study demonstrate that the slides with salivary secretion samples of the same person, dried naturally and in the vacuum chamber, have certain morphological features. Significant width increase of outer, intermediate and inner layers on slides, prepared by classic crystallography method, makes this analysis easier and more preferable in comparison with vacuum crystallography.