Accumulation and localization of two adult acinar cell secretory proteins during development of the rat submandibular gland.

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Accumulation and localization of two adult acinar cell secretory proteins during development of the rat submandibular gland.

The American journal of anatomy - 1 Jun 1991

Moreira J E, Ball W D, Mirels L, Hand A R

Abstract excerpt

The seromucous acinar cells of the adult rat submandibular gland secrete a characteristic mucin glycoprotein and a family of unusual glutamine/glutamic acid-rich proteins (GRP). Monoclonal antibodies to the mucin and GRP localized in a very few Type III cells in glands of newborn and 1 day-old ra...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Glutamates
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glycoproteins
Microscopy, Electron
Mucins
Phenotype
Proteins
Rats
Submandibular Gland
Tissue Distribution

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