title: Development of the human submandibular salivary gland.
abstract: The development and morphogenetic timetable of the submandibular gland was studied in 37 human embryos and human fetuses. The medial paralingual groove constituted the anlage of the submandibular gland: Its anterior three-quarters gave rise to Wharton's duct, and its posterior quarter to the submandibular gland proper. The sublingual process of the submandibular gland originated from a lateral ectodermal bud of the anlage of the submandibular gland, in the posterior quarter of the medial paralingual groove.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mérida-Velasco
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Montesinos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espín-Ferra
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: García-García
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Gomez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roldan-Schilling
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005333:Fetus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009024:Morphogenesis; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000196:embryology*