Morphometric characterization of sexual differences in the rat sublingual gland Caracterização morfométrica das diferenças sexuais na glândula sublingual de rato
The presence of morphological differences in the sublingual gland of male and female adult rats was determined by morphometry. Absolute and relative glandular mass was 21% lower and 31% higher, respectively, in females than in males. The fractions of glandular volume occupied by the mixed acini, int...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
2004-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Oral Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242004000100010 |