Nerve Cells Help Generate Salivary Glands (3 of 5) Reports and Proceedings. American ... The image shows a single projection of a stack of optical sections of an E14 mouse salivary gland.

Scientists have worked hard to figure out how our salivary glands strut their stuff--both because it's interesting ... Saliva production is controlled by nerve signals from the brain to the glands.

THIS report summarizes the experience with tumors of salivary-gland origin observed at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1930 to 1941, inclusive, and at the Pondville State Cancer Hospital ...

The parotid gland is the location of 80% of salivary gland tumors, and surgery here is called a parotidectomy. The parotid gland has two lobes, and the facial nerve runs between them. Surgery may ...

The facial nerve passes directly through the parotid gland, which controls facial movement, expression, and taste sensation for two-thirds of the tongue. It also helps the tear glands produce tears.

Surgery to the minor salivary glands There are over 600 small salivary glands located throughout the lining of the mouth and throat. These are the minor salivary glands. The type of surgery you have ...

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of ...

If your cancer is in some other gland beside the parotid, other nerves might be affected by surgery. When you are considering surgery, ask your physician to explain all the risk and benefits, ...

Sarcoidosis can cause swelling of the parotid gland and sometimes facial-nerve palsy. Heerfordt’s uveoparotitis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis that occurs when the lacrimal gland, uveal tract ...

Traditional treatments of salivary gland obstruction have focused largely on temporary relieving symptoms, rather than identifying and eliminating the source of the problem. Increasing fluid intake, ...

image: The parasympathetic nerves of a developing salivary gland innervate the salivary gland epithelium which is essential for organogenesis. The image shows a single projection of a stack of ...