open access
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide presence in parotid gland of human fetus at 13th week of development and in adult man
open access
Abstract
Our immunohistochemical study shows that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is present in both human fetal and adult parotid gland. In the fetuses ANP is localized in cell clusters, while in adult parotid gland, the ANP is seen only in the wall of intra- and extralobular ducts. The results suggest that ANP might play a role in the differentiation of the parotid gland similarly as in brain and that during fetal growth ANP may play a role in the regulating the secretion of primitive salivary fluid, even if acini are still not developed. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2013, Vol. 51, No. 1, 55–58)
Abstract
Our immunohistochemical study shows that atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is present in both human fetal and adult parotid gland. In the fetuses ANP is localized in cell clusters, while in adult parotid gland, the ANP is seen only in the wall of intra- and extralobular ducts. The results suggest that ANP might play a role in the differentiation of the parotid gland similarly as in brain and that during fetal growth ANP may play a role in the regulating the secretion of primitive salivary fluid, even if acini are still not developed. (Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 2013, Vol. 51, No. 1, 55–58)
Keywords
ANP; human parotid gland; ontogeny
About this articleTitle
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide presence in parotid gland of human fetus at 13th week of development and in adult man
Journal
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Issue
Article type
Original paper
Pages
55-58
Published online
2013-04-24
Page views
1377
Article views/downloads
1895
DOI
10.5603/FHC.2013.008
Bibliographic record
Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2013;51(1):55-58.
Keywords
ANP
human parotid gland
ontogeny
Authors
Luana Lipari
Elvira Vittoria Farina
Maria Buscemi
Aldo Gerbino
