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. 2008 Dec;56(12):1093–1098. doi: 10.1369/jhc.2008.951780

Table 1.

Summary of tight junction proteins present in adult human submandibular and parotid salivary glands

Ducts
Acini
Antibody Intercalated Striated Mucous Serous Myoepithelial cells Blood vessels
Claudin-1 + + +25% +
Claudin-2 + + + +
Claudin-3 + + + +
Claudin-4 + + + +
Claudin-5 +
Junctional adhesion molecule A + + + +
Occludin + + + + +
Zonula occludens 1 + + + + +

+, presence of protein; −, absence of protein.