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gland
gland Cell or tissue that manufactures and secretes special substances. There are two basic types.
Exocrine glands make such substances as hydrochloric acid, mucus, sweat, sebaceous fluids and
enzymes, and secrete these usually through ducts to an external or internal body surface.
Endocrine glands contain cells that secrete
hormones directly into the bloodstream. See also
endocrine system
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Salivary gland scintigraphy: The use of semiquantitative analysis for uptake and clearance
Magazine article from: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and submandibular glands or the right and...Uptake in the parotid gland was 1.5-2 times...the submandibular gland. The washout fraction...60 for the parotid glands and 0.77 + or...affecting the salivary glands. In Sjogren's...severity of salivary gland involvement, which...
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Metathoracic glands and associated evaporatory structures in Reduvioidea (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), with observation on the mode of function of the metacoxal comb
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...opening of the Brindley's gland in Reduviidae, but differs...around the metathoracic glands in most Cimicomorpha...metathoracic Brindley's gland (Brindley, 1930; Carayon...with the metathoracic glands, Reduvioidea do not...well-defined scent gland groove (Carayon, 1971...
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Parotid gland malignant melanomas
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...relatively unusual tumors in the parotid gland. The majority of previously reported cases...malignant melanoma involving the parotid gland encountered between 1980 and October 1999...a cutaneous melanoma and the parotid gland melanoma were diagnosed at the same time...
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Parathyroid gland involvement by papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...size of the parathyroid gland on glass slides and confirmed...examined parathyroid glands histologically. We also...into the parathyroid gland as an expansive growth...cancer nests and the glands (pattern B, Figure...within the parathyroid gland without continuation...
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Parotid gland involvement in sarcoidosis.
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...with sarcoidosis had parotid gland involvement. Of these subjects...involvement other than the parotid gland was present in 84.6% of the...painless enlargement of the glands bilaterally. Thirty percent...had xerophthalmia. Lacrimal gland involvement was present in 4...
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Histopathology of submandibular glands removed for sialolithiasis
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...severely damaged glands. The only clinical...to submandibular gland resection appears...for submandibular gland resection for sialolithiasis...function of salivary glands with sialolithiasis...their submandibular glands for sialolithiasis...for submandibular gland removal was 1) ...
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Ectopic sebaceous glands in the esophagus: A case report and review of literature.(Case Report)
Magazine article from: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Kumar. Yelagondahally Ectopic sebaceous glands occur rarely in the esophagus. A 65...Microscopically, they proved to be sebaceous glands in the esophagus. Histogenesis of this...discussed in this case report. Sebaceous glands are derived from the ectoderm. Ectopic...
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Quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy
Magazine article from: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...pertechnetate in salivary glands reflects intact salivary gland parenchyma. However...radioprotective drugs on salivary glands. Salivary gland scintigraphy is easy...pertechnetate in salivary glands reflects intact salivary gland parenchyma. The major...
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Unilateral submandibular gland aplasia: a rare phenomenon.(IMAGING CLINIC)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...of a salivary gland is a very uncommon...The salivary glands arise as a result...mesenchyme divides the glands into lobules and envelops the gland to form a capsule...submandibular gland. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol...The salivary glands: Anatomy and...
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Salivary gland myoepithelioma with focal capsular invasion.(ORIGINAL ARTICLE)(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...benign or malignant, develop in the major salivary glands: 50% in the parotid gland, 33% in the sublingual gland, and 13% in the submandibular gland. (8) Outside the salivary glands, benign and malignant myoepitheliomas have been reported...
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Salivary Gland Tumors
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...Definition A salivary gland tumor is an uncontrolled...saliva-producing glands in the mouth. Description...grow in the parotid glands are benign, or not...are in a parotid gland. One in 10 diagnosed...in a submandibular gland. The remaining 10...in other salivary glands. In general, ...
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gland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...chemical substances. A gland may vary from a single...duct. The endocrine glands, e.g., the thyroid...as in the sebaceous glands of the skin and the digestive glands of the intestinal mucosa. A simple exocrine gland may consist only of...
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thyroid gland
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...At about this time, the gland becomes detached from the...far; the fully developed gland is then found below the root...pairs of discrete parathyroid glands become attached to the back surface of the thyroid gland itself. These secrete hormones...
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salivary glands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the secretions of the salivary glands into the mouth cavity. Together...the secretions of other small glands in the mouth, saliva helps...lack of salivary flow from a gland may be caused by the formation...blocks a duct. The parotid glands are subject to growths, usually...
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apocrine gland
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...secretions produced by the gland are converted to odorous...The scent and musk glands of Mammalia are thought...Mammary glands and eccrine glands also resemble apocrine glands in structure, development...secretion. Compare HOLOCRINE GLAND .
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