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Increase in weight of the submandibular salivary glands of rats following periodic amputation of the erupted portion of the incisor teeth. 1959

H WELLS, and S J ZACKIN, and P GOLDHABER, and P L MUNSON

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007016	Hypophysectomy	Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Hypophysectomies
D007180	Incisor	Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820)	Incisors
D009063	Dental Physiological Phenomena	Physiological processes and properties of the DENTITION.	Dental Physiological Processes,Dental Physiology,Dental Physiological Concepts,Dental Physiological Phenomenon,Dental Physiological Process,Physiology, Dental,Concept, Dental Physiological,Concepts, Dental Physiological,Dental Physiological Concept,Phenomena, Dental Physiological,Phenomenon, Dental Physiological,Physiological Process, Dental,Physiological Processes, Dental,Process, Dental Physiological,Processes, Dental Physiological
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D001837	Body Weights and Measures	Measurements of the height, weight, length, area, etc., of the human and animal body or its parts.	Body Measures,Body Measure,Measure, Body,Measures, Body
D000671	Amputation, Surgical	The surgical removal of part of, or all of, a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body.	Amputation,Amputation, Multiple, Surgical,Multiple Amputation, Surgical,Surgical Amputation Procedures,Amputation Procedure, Surgical,Amputation Procedures, Surgical,Amputation, Surgical Multiple,Amputations,Amputations, Surgical,Amputations, Surgical Multiple,Multiple Amputations, Surgical,Procedure, Surgical Amputation,Procedures, Surgical Amputation,Surgical Amputation,Surgical Amputation Procedure,Surgical Amputations,Surgical Multiple Amputation,Surgical Multiple Amputations
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013363	Submandibular Gland	One of two salivary glands in the neck, located in the space bound by the two bellies of the digastric muscle and the angle of the mandible. It discharges through the submandibular duct. The secretory units are predominantly serous although a few mucous alveoli, some with serous demilunes, occur. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Submaxillary Gland,Gland, Submandibular,Gland, Submaxillary,Glands, Submandibular,Glands, Submaxillary,Submandibular Glands,Submaxillary Glands
D014070	Tooth	One of a set of bone-like structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing.	Teeth
D014078	Tooth Eruption	The emergence of a tooth from within its follicle in the ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE into the ORAL CAVITY. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Teething,Eruption, Tooth,Eruptions, Tooth,Tooth Eruptions