Rate of Secretion by Individual Salivary Gland Pairs of Man Under Conditions of Reduced Exogenous Stimulation

Abstract

Rate of secretion by the individual major salivary gland pairs was determined for 23 young male adults under conditions of reduced exogenous stimulation, i.e., essentially "resting" conditions. A modified Pickerill appliance was used for the determination of the rate of flow of the separate sub-maxillary and sublingual secretions, while Lashley cups were employed for parotid gland secretion rate measurements. Under essentially "resting" conditions, it was found that the sub-maxillary glands contribute approximately 69% , the parotid glands 26%, and the sublingual glands 5% (mean values) of the total secretion derived from these 3 major gland pairs.