The localization of dopamine stores and the expression and localization of dopamine (DAT) and vesicular monoamine transporters (VMAT) type-1 and -2 and of dopamine D1-like and D2-like receptor subtypes were investigated in rat submandibular, sublingual, and parotid salivary glands by HPLC with electrochemical detection, as well as immunochemical and immunohistochemical techniques. Male Wistar r...

THIS paper is an account of the clinical and pathological features and the response to treatment of 80 mucous gland tumours derived from sites other than the major salivary glands. Tumours similar to those met with in the parotid gland are also encountered, though less frequently, in the submaxillary and sublingual glands and in the minor salivary glands which are distributed throughout the ora...

OBJECTIVE Quantitative analysis of (99m)Tc-pertechnetate salivary gland scintigraphy has been used in the evaluation of salivary gland function, but so far no one method can be considered optimal for this task. In this study, a semiquantitative method providing 2 functional parameters for objective assessment of salivary gland function by scintillation camera imaging was tested. METHODS Twent...

Neoplasm from the accessory parotid glands (APG) rarely occurs, and its malignancy rate is higher than other salivary glands. The B-cell lymphoma APG rare, with less 2% of all in APG. mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, a subtype tends to be localized disease an indolent clinical course. It very rare for MALT develop bilaterally without autoimmune disease. A 43-year-old male pres...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is one of the most common histological malignant salivary gland tumors, it frequently diagnosed in parotid gland. MEC also intra oral minor glands. Only a few cases tonsillar have been reported. We present rare case mucoepidermoid arising from left pharyngeal tonsil. This report shows that important to perform tonsillectomy when discovering neck metastasis tumors ...

Mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins secreted by salivary glands and epithelial cells lining the digestive, respiratory, and reproductive tracts. These glycoproteins, encoded in at least 13 distinct human genes, can be subdivided into gel-forming and membrane-associated forms. The gel-forming mucin MUC5B is secreted by mucous acinar cells in major and minor salivary glands, but little...

A common side effect of radiotherapy used in the treatment of oral cancer is the occurrence of structural and physiological alterations of the salivary glands due to exposure to ionizing radiation, as demonstrated by conditions such as decreased salivary flow. The present study evaluated ultrastructural alterations in the parotid glands of rats receiving a fractionated dose (1,500-cGy) of radia...

The present work includes morphological and radiological studies of the salivary gland , saliva is the mixed secretion of these gland the secretion of saliva in ruminants is continuous ,it has been moistest oral mucosa, provide medium for dissolved food and control bacterial flora of the oral cavity , the aim of present work to report more detailed information about the salivary gland and duct ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in salivary gland function in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS The group consisted of 23 patients with CRF (13 female, 10 male; mean age: 40 +/- 13 yr) and 14 healthy control subjects (mean age: 40 +/- 13 yr). All underwent dynamic salivary gland scintigraphy with gustatory stimulation. After i...