Abstract
Summary
Ligation of submandibular salivary ducts causes a loss of production of nerve growth factor. The change is proportional to loss of the polypeptide cofactor “C” rather than to the diminution of the protein “A,” which is continually synthesized. The continued production of “A” in the ligated gland suggests an endocrine function for subman-dibular glands.
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