title: Sexually dimorphic response of the mouse submandibular gland to fasting.
abstract: The submandibular gland of male mice contained 18% more DNA, 34% more RNA and 63% more protein than that of female mice. After a 48-h fasting, the percent loss of gland weight, protein, RNA and DNA was greater in the female than in the male.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D012723:Sex; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000032:analysis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA