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Serous gland

Serous glands secrete serous fluid.[1] They contain serous acini, a grouping of serous cells that secrete serous fluid, isotonic with blood plasma, that contains enzymes such as alpha-amylase.

Serous gland

Serous glands are most common in the parotid gland and lacrimal gland but are also present in the submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland.

- "Tongue: Mucous and Serous Glands"

Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 10.180

- "Lingual Glands"

Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 10.182

 – Histology Learning System at Boston University - "Epithelial Tissue, Surface Specializations, and Glands multicellular; pure serous gland"

Histology image: 10101loa

Overview at siumed.edu