John Raymond Garrett Libros

Saliva is essential for oral health and influences all events in the mouth. In 1850 Ludwig discovered that autonomic nerve impulses evoke salivary secretion and all work since has shown that the nerves normally control the flow and protein output of saliva. This publication, written by international experts, is the first one devoted to the neuroglandular mechanisms of this control. The chapters contained deal the intimate details of the nerves and their different transmitters in the glands; central connections of the glandular nerves; receptors in the glands; nerve-induced glandular secretion of proteins; autonomic transmitters on salivary cells; the roles of non-conventional transmitters in the glands; the effects of denervations on the glands, on their capacity to synthesize and secrete proteins, and the development of supersensitivities to transmitter substances. Further chapters prescribe the inter-relationship between taste and saliva formation, and the reflexes involved in salivary secretion. The book lays a sound platform of knowledge to all with an interest in and around the mouth including dentists, pharmacologists, biochemists and cell biologists as well as neurobiologists working on autonomic nerve activities.

Saliva is essential for oral health and influences all events in the mouth. This text examines the basic tissue mechanisms involved in the secretion of saliva, based on an holistic approach. It contains chapters which cover the histological basis for secretion, electrophysiological events, electrolyte and water secretion, protein synthesis and secretion, blood-flow, capillary dynamics, myoepithelial activity, glandular permeability and hormonal influences including the effects of diabetes, and the synthesis and secretion of IgA in humans. The book aims to bring together all available data on the subject and lay down a sound platform of knowledge on which further investigations can be made.