Animal parotid glands irradiated in this critical area showed a general degradation of function, whereas irradiated glands in which the critical area was spared showed loss of function restricted ...

Intact salivary gland function is essential to preserving oral health. 16, 17 Hyposalivation refers to decreased measurable output of saliva; patients typically but not always complain of the ...

Recent work on the biochemistry of the thyroid gland indicates that other factors may have a bearing on the thyroxin level in the blood. Leblond and Grad, 7 Arvy, Debray and Gabe 8 and Bader and ...

He and his colleagues hypothesized that these observations could be explained by a non-uniform distribution of stem cells necessary for the long-term maintenance of organ function and affected by ...

Parenchymal function was assessed by quantitative salivary gland scintigraphy performed prospectively in 50 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer before and 3 months after HD-RIT with either 3 ...

Now, Mishima and team have started to unravel this process. They found two transcription factors - Sox9 and Foxc1 - that are essential for stem cells to differentiate into salivary gland tissue.

Impact of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) on salivary gland function in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients: A prospective randomized study No significant financial ...

Partial restoration of irradiation-damaged salivary function following Shh gene delivery Date: March 17, 2016 Source: International & American Associations for Dental Research Summary ...

Certain medications, including antihistamines, antidepressants, and drugs for high blood pressure, can interfere with salivary gland function. They may cause the glands to produce less saliva ...