title: Comparative study of palatine tonsil histology in mammals, with special reference to tonsillar salivary glands.
abstract: The authors studied the histology of palatine tonsils from various mammals. Special reference was made to tonsillar salivary glands, which are usually rudimentary in humans. Tonsillar salivary glands were a prominent feature in all categories of mammals studied, apart from humans. As far as the authors were aware, no previous study had focussed on tonsillar salivary glands in mammals. The putative physiological implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. kamaleffat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kamal G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Effat
authors.forename: Makram
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D006224:Cricetinae; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine