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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomater Sci. 2016 Feb 15;4(4):592–604. doi: 10.1039/c5bm00358j

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Structure and organization of the human salivary gland. (A): Schematic illustration of the cross-sectional view of the salivary gland composed of the serous acinus and the intercalated duct (adapted from Gray et al, 199593 with permission). (B): Hematoxylin and eosin staining of human salivary gland tissue (20×). (C): Periodic acid Schiff staining of the salivary gland tissue (40×). Arrows point to AN, acini; AC, acinar cells; ID, intercalated duct; SD, striated ducts; and DC, ductal cells.