Preferred Label : gustatory gland;
Uberon definition : A serous salivary gland which resides adjacent to the moats surrounding the circumvallate
papillae in the posterior one-third of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus.;
Uberon synonym : posterior deep lingual gland; von Ebner's gland; von Ebner gland; posterior lingual serous gland;
Uberon Function note : posterior deep lingual glands produce lingual lipase, which hydrolyzes triacylglycerols
in the acidic gastric lumen, the first step in the digestion of dietary fat (Hamosh
& Scow, 1973; Hamosh & Burns, 1977). In view of their close proximity to the lingual
lymphatic tissues, the glands were also thought to be involved in antimicrobial action
and local immune response (Nair & Schroeder, 1983)[PMCID:PMC2667924];
Uberon Structure note : a group of tubulo-acinar serous glands located beneath the circumvallate and foliate
papillae of the tongue and their ducts open into the trough at the base of the papillae.
The saliva from posterior deep lingual glands is known to modulate the microenvironment
at taste reception sites, and affect chemoreception (Gurkan & Bradley, 1988) and it
is an important source of growth factors for taste receptor cells (Morris-Wiman et
al. 2000)[PMCID:PMC2667924];
Origin ID : 0013475;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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A serous salivary gland which resides adjacent to the moats surrounding the circumvallate
papillae in the posterior one-third of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus.
