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Fruit Fly Salivary Gland

Editor's Pics
Fruit Fly Salivary Gland
Credit: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
All creatures secrete proteins vital to life. Researchers at NIH's National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research study fruit fly glands (like the one shown here) and the cellular packets known as secretory granules (red) which store proteins destined for secretion. This work may help scientists better understand how secretion goes wrong, and how it might be treated in conditions such as salivary gland disorders.
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