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Influence of submandibular salivary glands on hormone responsiveness of mouse mammary glands. 1987

L G Sheffield, and C W Welsch

Dairy Science Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.

Surgical removal of the submandibular salivary glands (sialoadenectomy) of female Balb/c mice significantly (P less than 0.05) reduced mammary development as judged by development scores and mammae DNA levels. Reduction in mammae development score by sialoadenectomy was observed in both mice saline injected and mice treated with estradiol and progesterone. Autografts of submandibular salivary tissue or daily administration of EGF to sialoadenectomized mice partly alleviated the atrophy of the mammary gland induced by sialoadenectomy (P less than 0.05). The results of our studies are consistent with a model of mammary gland developmental regulation that includes the submandibular salivary gland as a mediator of mammogenesis via secretion of EGF.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008321	Mammary Glands, Animal	MAMMARY GLANDS in the non-human MAMMALS.	Mammae,Udder,Animal Mammary Glands,Animal Mammary Gland,Mammary Gland, Animal,Udders
D008807	Mice, Inbred BALB C	An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research.	BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D004815	Epidermal Growth Factor	A 6-kDa polypeptide growth factor initially discovered in mouse submaxillary glands. Human epidermal growth factor was originally isolated from urine based on its ability to inhibit gastric secretion and called urogastrone. Epidermal growth factor exerts a wide variety of biological effects including the promotion of proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal and EPITHELIAL CELLS. It is synthesized as a transmembrane protein which can be cleaved to release a soluble active form.	EGF,Epidermal Growth Factor-Urogastrone,Urogastrone,Human Urinary Gastric Inhibitor,beta-Urogastrone,Growth Factor, Epidermal,Growth Factor-Urogastrone, Epidermal,beta Urogastrone
D005260	Female		Females
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
D014182	Transplantation, Autologous	Transplantation of an individual's own tissue from one site to another site.	Autografting,Autologous Transplantation,Autotransplantation,Autograftings,Autologous Transplantations,Autotransplantations,Transplantations, Autologous
D051379	Mice	The common name for the genus Mus.	Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D066246	ErbB Receptors	A family of structurally related cell-surface receptors that signal through an intrinsic PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE. The receptors are activated upon binding of specific ligands which include EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTORS, and NEUREGULINS.	EGF Receptor,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family Protein,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinase,ErbB Receptor,HER Family Receptor,Receptor, EGF,Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor,Receptor, TGF-alpha,Receptor, Transforming-Growth Factor alpha,Receptor, Urogastrone,Receptors, Epidermal Growth Factor-Urogastrone,TGF-alpha Receptor,Transforming Growth Factor alpha Receptor,Urogastrone Receptor,c-erbB-1 Protein,erbB-1 Proto-Oncogene Protein,EGF Receptors,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Family Proteins,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase,HER Family Receptors,Proto-oncogene c-ErbB-1 Protein,Receptor Tyrosine-protein Kinase erbB-1,Receptor, ErbB-1,Receptors, Epidermal Growth Factor,Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Protein Tyrosine Kinase,ErbB-1 Receptor,Family Receptor, HER,Family Receptors, HER,Proto oncogene c ErbB 1 Protein,Proto-Oncogene Protein, erbB-1,Receptor Tyrosine protein Kinase erbB 1,Receptor, ErbB,Receptor, ErbB 1,Receptor, HER Family,Receptor, TGF alpha,Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor alpha,Receptors, EGF,Receptors, Epidermal Growth Factor Urogastrone,Receptors, ErbB,Receptors, HER Family,c erbB 1 Protein,c-ErbB-1 Protein, Proto-oncogene,erbB 1 Proto Oncogene Protein