Figure 2
From: The proteomic profile of whole and glandular saliva in healthy pain-free subjects
Representative protein patterns of different saliva collection methods.
(A) Unstimulated whole saliva, (B) Stimulated whole saliva, (C) Unstimulated parotid saliva, (D) Stimulated parotid saliva, (E) Unstimulated sublingual saliva, (F) Stimulated sublingual saliva. The proteins were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and stained with silver with a detection limit of 5 ng/spot. The 2-DE protein patterns of the gels were visualized as digitized images using a CCD camera system in combination with a computerized imaging 12-bit system designed for evaluation of 2-DE patterns. The figures are scanned gels and are presented as un-manipulated images. Numbers refer to proteins in Table 3 and Fig. 4. The marked area represents proteins in pI and molecular weight range of 3–5 and 10–20 kDa respectively. This marked area illustrate the clearest differences between the different saliva samples.
