The key findings of this study were: 1) miRNAs suitable for analysis were extracted from the majority of saliva samples (21/25, 84%); and 2) changes in salivary miRNAs were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Akiyama M, Takei F, Takada K. A pilot study of salivary microRNA changes due to high G-load. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2026; 97(2):106-110.
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