BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON SALIVARY GLAND HORMONE

Endocrinol. Jap., Vol.1, No.1(1954). BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON SALIVARY GLAND HORMONE

In order to prove the validity of the'salivary gland endocrine theory' proposed by Dr. T. Ogata(Tokyo University)la), the author and his collaborators have engaged in this study for approximately 15 years. In 1944, the author and his associates succeeded in isolating a crude protein from the bovine parotid gland which remarkably promoted the calcification of teeth and reduced the calcium level ...

Developmental Studies of the Dipteran Salivary Gland

The deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity of the dipteran (Chironomus thummi) salivary gland, measured both enzymatically and immunochemically, increases about 7-fold with the onset of metamorphosis. The increase in DNase activity occurs at a time when the activities of other enzymes and the total protein content are decreasing. The increased DNase activity is followed by glandular destruction. It...

Hormone dependent metastatic salivary gland carcinoma: a case report

Adenocarcinoma of the salivary gland is a histology subtype of salivary gland carcinoma (SGC). Salivary gland carcinomas are rare tumors accounting for less than 5% of all cancers of the head and neck. Consequently, clinical data for systemic treatment including targeted treatment in metastatic SGC is limited and supported mainly by sporadic cases, retrospective reports, and early phase trials ...

Steroid hormone receptors in human salivary gland tumours.

Major salivary gland tumours were studied for the presence of hormone receptors for oestrogen and progesterone. Of the eight salivary gland tumours exhibiting varied histology, none showed high affinity receptors for oestrogen or progesterone. Salivary tissue from four patients with non-neoplastic salivary gland disease was also studied and found not to contain high affinity receptor sites. The...

On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion