Major salivary glands are characterized by the presence of numerous excretory units that consist of acini and a peculiar duct system. The excretion of saliva is assisted by the myoepithelial cells which play an important role in the morphology of several kinds of salivary gland tumors (MartinezMadringal and Micheau, 1989). Although the rat salivary glands are deficient in acini at birth, acinar cells proliferate rapidly during the early postnatal period (Klein, 1982).
Hamid, H., Abdel-Aal, I., & Zaki, S. (2004). A LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE PAROTID GLAND IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF THE ALBINO RAT. The Egyptian Journal of Anatomy, 27(1), 67-85. doi: 10.21608/ejana.2004.5897
MLA
Hemmat Hamid; Iman Abdel-Aal; Shahira Zaki. "A LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE PAROTID GLAND IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF THE ALBINO RAT", The Egyptian Journal of Anatomy, 27, 1, 2004, 67-85. doi: 10.21608/ejana.2004.5897
HARVARD
Hamid, H., Abdel-Aal, I., Zaki, S. (2004). 'A LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE PAROTID GLAND IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF THE ALBINO RAT', The Egyptian Journal of Anatomy, 27(1), pp. 67-85. doi: 10.21608/ejana.2004.5897
VANCOUVER
Hamid, H., Abdel-Aal, I., Zaki, S. A LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE PAROTID GLAND IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF THE ALBINO RAT. The Egyptian Journal of Anatomy, 2004; 27(1): 67-85. doi: 10.21608/ejana.2004.5897