title: Thin-section transmission electron microscopy of human saliva.
abstract: Thin sections (90-100 nm) of flash-frozen human saliva fractions and whole saliva were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Inside the major filamentous structural components numerous ultrastructural details were observed, especially for whole saliva and submandibular/sublingual fractions. An outer reticulated zone believed to contain the major salivary glycoproteins surrounded an inner core consisting of a continuous, more electron dense phase with multiple vacuoles and granules of different sizes, shapes, and electron densities. The observed structures suggest a complex microarchitectural model for whole saliva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Friberg
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Baier
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland; D012463:Saliva; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D013361:Sublingual Gland; D013363:Submandibular Gland
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides