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Polarity of action in salivary gland acinar cells: Local and preferential Ca2+ signalling.

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Salivary secretion is important for digestion and paramount for oral health. Both exocytotic secretion of proteins (including salivary amylase and mucins) and fluid secretion contribute to the formation of saliva.… Click to show full abstract

Salivary secretion is important for digestion and paramount for oral health. Both exocytotic secretion of proteins (including salivary amylase and mucins) and fluid secretion contribute to the formation of saliva. A recent study by T. Takano and colleagues [1] has revealed interesting patterns of Ca2+ responses with implications for important modifications to the established model of fluid secretion.

Keywords: acinar cells; secretion; salivary gland; polarity action; action salivary; gland acinar

Journal Title: Cell calcium
Year Published: 2021

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