The cephalic glands of Brazilian reptilia and amphibia. IV. Histology of labial, premaxillary, and Duvernoy's glands in the colubrid snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus.
A study of the morphology of the salivary glands of the colubrid snake Oxyrhopus trigeminus showed the following: The acini of supralabial, infralabial, and premaxillary glands are formed by mucous and mucoserous cells; the tubules of Duvernoy's gland are formed by seromucous cells; and mucous cells produce neutral and acid mucosubstances, mucoserous cells secrete neutral and acid mucosubstances and protein, and seromucous cells have neutral mucosubstance and protein secretions.
D000818:Animals; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000378:metabolism; D012911:Snakes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
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