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Parotid Gland

Known as: Parotid Glands, Parotid, glands parotid 
The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately below and in front of the EAR.
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Major salivary gland structure

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Structure of left parotid gland

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1986
1986
Treatment of juvenile periodontitis without antibiotics. A follow-up study.
20 patients with juvenile periodontitis (JP) were treated with oral hygiene instruction, scaling and root planing, possibly with… 
1983
1983
Studies on salivary gland ribonucleases. III. Purification and properties of three ribonucleases from bovine parotid gland.
Three alkaline ribonucleases [EC 3.1.4.22] were purified 4,500- to 7,850-fold from bovine parotid gland by repeated CM-Sephadex C… 
1982
1982
Myoepithelial cell adenoma of the parotid gland: A light and ultrastructural study
Light, histochemical, and ultrastructural features of a myoepithelial cell adenoma of the parotid gland are described… 
1982
1982
Computed tomography in the diagnosis of parotid gland tumours.
Twenty patients with swelling of the parotid region have been examined by computed tomography (CT). CT correctly demonstrated a… 
1978
1978
Ionic milieu and control of K permeability in the parotid gland.
The roles of Mg, K, Na, and Cl ions in the biphasic K-permeability response (86Rb release) to receptor activation in the parotid… 
1977
1977
Ultrastructure of the parotid duct. Cytochemical studies of the striated duct and papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum of the human parotid gland.
To our knowledge, there are currently no reports in the literature that discuss the fine structure of the striated ducts of the… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Affinity for hydroxyapatite of salivary substances inducing aggregation of oral streptococci.
The affinity for hydroxyapatite of salivary factors inducing aggregation of some strains of Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus… 
1975
1975
Changing agglutination activities of salivary immunoglobulin A preparations against oral streptococci
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) was prepared from samples of parotid saliva collected from two individuals over a 150-day period… 
1967
1967
The secretion of magnesium and calcium in human parotid saliva.
Review
1946
Review
1946
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca and buccoglossopharyngitis sicca with enlargement of parotid glands; report of two cases of Sjögren's syndrome, with pathologic study of a lacrimal gland and the parotid…
SJOGREN,1in 1933, described a chronic disorder characterized by reduction in the secretions of the lacrimal and salivary glands…