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3D salivary spheroids release amylase upon stimulation

Salivary gland spheroids in hydrogels release amylase, an enzyme found in saliva, upon stimulation with neurotransmitters agonists.

 

This image was chosen as a winner of the 2016 NIH funded research image call.

 

This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.

 

Credit: Image acquired by S. Pradhan-Bhatt, PhD;

Authors: S. Pradhan-Bhatt & R.L. Witt - University of Delaware/ Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute

M.C. Farach-Carson & D.A. Harrington - Rice University

X. Jia - University of Delaware

 

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Uploaded on June 3, 2016