loading...| Preferred Name |
saliva-secreting gland |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001044 |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Illu_quiz_hn_02.jpg |
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saliva-secreting gland |
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UBERON:0001044 |
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saliva-secreting gland |
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| produces | ||
| UBPROP_0000008 |
The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands, glands with ducts, that produce saliva. They also secrete amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose. In other organisms such as insects, salivary glands are often used to produce biologically important proteins like silk or glues, and fly salivary glands contain polytene chromosomes that have been useful in genetic research. The salivary glands of some species are modified to produce enzymes; salivary amylase is found in many, but by no means all, bird and mammal species (including humans, as noted above). Furthermore, the venom glands of poisonous snakes, Gila monsters, and some shrews, are modified salivary glands |
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