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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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Broader (1)

Major salivary gland structure

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Structure of left parotid gland

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Intensity‐modulated chemoradiation for treatment of stage III and IV oropharyngeal carcinoma
Treatment outcomes for stage III and IV oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Value of Fine‐Needle Aspiration Cytology of Parotid Gland Masses
Objective To evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of parotid gland… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Intracellular transport and secretion of salivary proteins.
Intracellular transport and secretion of salivary proteins are major activities of salivary acinar cells. While the major… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Concomitant pilocarpine during head and neck irradiation is associated with decreased posttreatment xerostomia.
Review
1987
Review
1987
Adrenocortical steroids and the brain.
In summary, a wide variety of effects of adrenal steroids on the brain have been reported and have been recently and exhaustively… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Isolation and sequence of a human gene encoding a potent inhibitor of leukocyte proteases.
We report the isolation of the human gene encoding an inhibitor of neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G. We have sequenced the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Substance P induced hydrolysis of inositol phospholipids in guinea-pig ileum and rat hypothalamus.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Characterization of the substance P receptor in rat brain cortex membranes and the inhibition of radioligand binding by guanine nucleotides.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Deoxyribonuclease I in mammalian tissues. Specificity of inhibition by actin.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Salivary gland changes after isoproterenol-induced enlargement.
Salivary glands and cardiac ventricles were examined after chronic administration of pharmacological doses of isoproterenol (ISO… 
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