Glandular function after intraoral removal of salivary calculi from the hilum of the submandibular gland We studied 43 patients (25 women and 18 men) who had salivary calculi removed from the hilum of the submandibular gland. Preoperatively they had clinical and radiographic examinations, and glandular function was measured scintigraphically in 38 patients. Postoperative follow-up was…
Hormone receptors and target cell responsiveness The present article deals with some basic principles in the mechanism of hormone action. All classes of hormones elicit the majority of their physiological effects via specific receptors which are located in three separate compartments of target cells: cell membranes (peptide and glycopeptide hormones), cytoplasm (steroid hormones) and nucleus…
what are the tissues of the endocrine system?