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. 1993 Aug;72(8):1227-32.
doi: 10.1177/00220345930720081101.

Development of the human submandibular salivary gland

J A Mérida-Velasco  1 , I Sánchez-Montesinos, J Espín-Ferra, J D García-García, S García-Gomez, V Roldan-Schilling
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Development of the human submandibular salivary gland

J A Mérida-Velasco et al. J Dent Res. 1993 Aug.

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.

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