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Pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek in a child: A case report
Salivary gland tumors are rare in children and, when they do arise, they mainly affect the major salivary glands. Minor salivary gland tumors are rare in children and are responsible for less than 10% of the cases.
Kalenahalli Jagadishkumar+3 more
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Anatomy, biogenesis and regeneration of salivary glands.
An overview of the anatomy and biogenesis of salivary glands is important in order to understand the physiology, functions and disorders associated with saliva. A major disorder of salivary glands is salivary hypofunction and resulting xerostomia, or dry
Kyle V. Holmberg, M. Hoffman
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Histochemical studies of the secretory processes in bovine salivary glands : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at Massey University / [PDF]
Salivary glands from 12 bovine animals were dissected, weighed and sampled for histological examination. The total salivary gland weight was positively correlated with body weight but there were not normally consistent differences between the weights of ...
Birtles, Mervyn John
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Invariant NKT cells and rheumatic disease: Focus on primary sjogren syndrome [PDF]
Primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS) is a complex autoimmune disease mainly affecting salivary and lacrimal glands. Several factors contribute to pSS pathogenesis; in particular, innate immunity seems to play a key role in disease etiology.
Barbera L. L.+5 more
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Myoepithelioma of the parotid gland: A case report with review of the literature
Myoepithelioma is a rare tumor of the salivary glands belonging to a distinct category of neoplasms according to World Health Organization. It represents about 1% of all tumors that develop in the salivary glands.
Ida Barca+7 more
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Botulinum toxin therapy: functional silencing of salivary disorders. [PDF]
Botulinum toxin (BTX) is a neurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium. BTX therapy is a safe and effective treatment when used for functional silencing of the salivary glands in disorders such as sialoceles and salivary ...
Lovato, A+4 more
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Ticks are one of the most important blood-sucking vectors for infectious microorganisms in humans and animals. When feeding they inject saliva, containing microbes, into the host to facilitate the uptake of blood.
Y. Qiu+4 more
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Morphological features of the salivary gland diseases in the geriatric patients
Background. Malignant tumors of the salivary glands are often found in geriatric practice. As the fact some authors indicate that the cause of this is the state of the immune system and the accumulation of carcinogenic factors over the years.
J. S. Musayev+3 more
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Salivary glands harbor more diverse microbial communities than gut in Anopheles culicifacies
BackgroundIn recent years, it has been well documented that gut flora not only influence mosquito physiology, but also significantly alter vector competency.
Punita Sharma+9 more
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