"Parotid Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.760.464 A10.336.779.464 A14.549.760.464
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| Concept/Terms |
Parotid Gland- Parotid Gland
- Gland, Parotid
- Glands, Parotid
- Parotid Glands
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parotid Gland" by people in Profiles.
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Smith DJ, Joshipura K, Kent R, Taubman MA. Effect of age on immunoglobulin content and volume of human labial gland saliva. J Dent Res. 1992 Dec; 71(12):1891-4.
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Kousvelari EE, Banerjee DK, Murty L, Baum BJ. N-linked protein glycosylation in the rat parotid gland during aging. Mech Ageing Dev. 1988 Feb; 42(2):173-81.
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Kousvelari EE, Banerjee DK, Grant SR, Baum BJ. Modulation of oligosaccharide processing in an exocrine secretory glycoprotein of rat parotid cells by beta-adrenoreceptor activation. Arch Oral Biol. 1988; 33(2):115-20.
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Banerjee DK, Kousvelari EE, Baum BJ. cAMP-mediated protein phosphorylation of microsomal membranes increases mannosylphosphodolichol synthase activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Sep; 84(18):6389-93.
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Grant SR, Kousvelari EE, Banerjee DK, Baum BJ. beta-Adrenergic stimulation alters oligosaccharide pyrophosphoryl dolichol metabolism in rat parotid acinar cells. Biochem J. 1985 Oct 15; 231(2):431-8.
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Banerjee DK, Kousvelari EE, Baum BJ. beta-Adrenergic activation of glycosyltransferases in the dolichylmonophosphate-linked pathway of protein N-glycosylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1985 Jan 16; 126(1):123-9.
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Kousvelari EE, Grant SR, Banerjee DK, Newby MJ, Baum BJ. Cyclic AMP mediates beta-adrenergic-induced increases in N-linked protein glycosylation in rat parotid acinar cells. Biochem J. 1984 Aug 15; 222(1):17-24.