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Development of the human submandibular salivary gland
J A Mérida-Velasco1, I Sánchez-Montesinos, J Espín-Ferra
1Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Granada, Spain.
Journal of Dental Research
|August 1, 1993
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.