Atrial natriuretic peptide presence in parotid gland of human fetus at 13th week of development and in adult man.
Folia Histochem Cytobiol
; 51(1): 55-8, 2013.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23690218
ABSTRACT
Our immunohistochemical study shows that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is present in both human fetal and adult parotid gland. In the fetuses ANP is localized in cell clusters, while in adult parotid gland, the ANP is seen only in the wall of intra- and extralobular ducts. The results suggest that ANP might play a role in the differentiation of the parotid gland similarly as in brain and that during fetal growth ANP may play a role in the regulating the secretion of primitive salivary fluid, even if acini are still not developed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parotid Gland
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Gestational Age
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Atrial Natriuretic Factor
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Fetus
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Folia Histochem Cytobiol
Journal subject:
HISTOCITOQUIMICA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy