Amanda M Wahl, Takahiro Takano, Shan Su, Blake M Warner, Paola Perez, James Sneyd, David I Yule
Currently, all salivary ducts (intercalated, striated and collecting) are assumed to function broadly in a similar manner, reclaiming ions that were secreted by the secretory acinar cells while preserving fluid volume and delivering saliva to the oral cavity. Nevertheless, there has been minimal investigation into the structural and functional differences between distinct types of salivary duct cells. Therefore, in this study, the expression profile of proteins involved in stimulus-secretion coupling, as well as the function of the intercalated duct (ID) and striated duct cells, was examined...
September 19, 2023: Journal of Physiology