CONTENTS 



Chapter p age 



I Historical Introduction i 



II The Anatomy of the Salivary Glands 9 



III Innervation of the Glandular Elements 38 



IV Pharmacology of Salivary Secretion 72 

 V Spontaneous Secretion of Saliva 94 



VI Effects of Denervation 103 



VII Blood Flow and Secretion 121 



VIII The Inorganic Components of Saliva 140 



IX The Proteins and Organic Constituents of Saliva 169 



X Theories of Secretion 195 



XI Metabolism 229 



XII The Control of Salivary Secretion 237 



XIII The Physiological Role of Saliva 251 



XIV The Comparative Physiology of the Salivary Glands 267 

 Index 273 



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