Morphofunctional Studies on Human Labial Salivary Glands

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 227-233

  Riva, A ^a,b   Puxeddu, R ^a   Loy, F ^a   Testa Riva, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b University of Cagliari ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Exocytosis; Human salivary glands; Labial glands; Mucous cells; Serous cells

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBACHOL; ISOPRENALINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; CELL STIMULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIP; MALE; MUCOUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SCINTISCANNING; SECRETION; SECRETORY VESICLE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; SALIVARY GLANDS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 0242552272     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.40.4.227.16694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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