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Diversity of mucus staining characteristics of human salivary glands
Author(s) -
Yarington C. T.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197211000-00011
Subject(s) - mucus , epithelium , salivary gland , staining , immunohistochemistry , biology , pathology , ductal cells , nasal glands , saliva , anatomy , medicine , biochemistry , ecology , mucous membrane of nose
This report describes the development of the science of histochemistry as it relates to the salivary glands. Using standard histochemical techniques, seven salivary glands were studied in detail, demonstrating the variety of secretory products produced by these glands and the multi‐potential shared by both the secreting cells and the ductal epithelium.