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  • Title: Influences of short-term sympathectomy on the composition of proteins in rat parotid saliva.
    Author: Proctor GB, Asking B, Garrett JR.
    Journal: Q J Exp Physiol; 1988 Jan; 73(1):139-42. PubMed ID: 2450385.
    Abstract:
    The protein constituents in parasympathetically evoked saliva from normal and short-term sympathectomized parotid glands were compared. There was a reduction in all proline-rich proteins (PRP) in the saliva following sympathectomy. The decrease was quantified for acidic PRP by high-performance ion-exchange chromatography, which showed an increase in the ratio of amylase to other proteins. These results suggest that sympathetic impulses influence the synthesis of PRP and amylase in opposite directions.
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