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Serous glands
Introduction
Serous glands contain serous acini, a grouping of serous cells that secrete a fluid, isotonic with blood plasma, that contains enzymes such as alpha amylase.
Serous glands are most common in the parotid gland, but are also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland.
External links
- Template:AnatomyAtlasesMicroscopic – “Tongue: Mucous and Serous Glands”
- Template:AnatomyAtlasesMicroscopic – “Lingual Glands”
- Histology image: 10101loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – “Epithelial Tissue, Surface Specializations, and Glands multicellular; pure serous gland”
- Overview at siumed.edu
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