Abstract
The histology and histochemistry of the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands were studied. The submandibular gland contained only serous acini as in the guinea pig, but unlike in many other mammals. The parotid gland contained only serous acini while the sublingual gland was mixed, mucous acini being the predominant secretory tissue interspersed by a few serous acini. Serous demilunes also commonly formed caps on the mucous acini. The ducts of the gland contributed over 30% of the volume of the submandibular gland, while those of the parotid and sublingual glands formed about 12 and 10% of the gland, respectively. The secretions of the parotid gland, as judged by histochemical methods, contained neutral mucins and some sialomucins. Neutral mucins, sulphomucins and sialomucins were detected in both the submandibular gland and sublingual gland.
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