(physiology) A structure that secretes a watery, albuminous fluid.
Serous gland
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A gland secreting a watery substance that may or may not contain an enzyme.
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| Latin | glandula serosa |
Serous glands contain serous acini, a grouping of serous cells that secrete a fluid, isotonic with blood plasma, that contains enzymes such as alpha amylase.
Serous glands are most common in the parotid gland and lacrimal gland but are also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland.
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- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 10.180 - "Tongue: Mucous and Serous Glands"
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 10.182 - "Lingual Glands"
- Histology at BU 10101loa - "Epithelial Tissue, Surface Specializations, and Glands multicellular; pure serous gland"
- Overview at siumed.edu
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