Table 3.

Expression of Fas, FasL, Par‐4, PHLDA1, caspase‐3, Ki‐67, Bcl‐2, Survivin, MUC1, and SPARC proteins in different stages of human salivary gland morphogenesis

	Pro‐apoptotic					Anti‐apoptotic			Remodelling/maturation
	Fas	FasL	Par‐4	PHLDA1	Caspase‐3	Ki‐67	Bcl‐2	Survivin	MUC1	SPARC
Initial bud	+	+	++	++	0	+	+	++	0	0
Pseudoglandular	0	0	+	+	0	++	+	++	++	0
Canalicular	0	0	+	+	0	+	0	+	++	0
Terminal bud	0	0	0	0	0	+	0	+	++	0

(++) Strong expression; (+) weak expression; (0) no expression; Fas, Fas cell surface death receptor; FasL, Fas ligand; Par‐4, prostate apoptosis response‐4; PHLDA1, pleckstrin homology‐like domain family A member 1; Bcl‐2, B‐cell CLL/lymphoma 2; MUC1, mucin 1; SPARC, secreted protein acidic and cysteine‐rich.