title: Sialic acid in the submandibular glands of suckling rodents and carnivores.
abstract: In the submandibular gland of suckling rats, the presence of sialic acid can be demonstrated only after the second week of life. In the submandibular glands of suckling rabbits, mice and rats, on the contrary, the determination of sialic acid indicated that in all subjects this component was already present at this stage and that the sialic acid content increased with growth. The presence of sialic acid, which was found at on earlier stage in rabbits, mice and cats than in rats was explained on the basis of some data relevant to the position and function of sialic acid in glycoprotein molecules.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D002335:Carnivora / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D011817:Rabbits; D012377:Rodentia / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid