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Salivary glands and human selection: a hypothesis.
Journal of craniofacial genetics and developmental biology - 1 Jan 2000
Shields E D, Mann R W
Abstract excerpt
Stafne static bone defect (SSBD) of the mandible is the only described destructive bone lesion that is highly localized, nonprogressive, but nonhealing. This common defect in male is found in the region of the major salivary glands that produce a cornucopia of biologically active factors. We describe rare phenocopies caused by mandibular immobility that hold the gland in a constant position thus implicating a...
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