Pilocarpine induces the residual secretion of salivary fluid in perfused submandibular glands of rats.

Pilocarpine is an M3 muscarinic agonist that is widely used for the treatment of xerostomia caused by various diseases and medical conditions. Pilocarpine induced the secretion of salivary fluid in perfused submandibular glands of rats. The secretion of salivary fluid observed after removal of piloc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takanori Narita, Bing Qi, Masataka Murakami, Hiroshi Sugiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221832