Types of secretions from salivary glands
Mucous (goblet cells)
lubrication
Serous (acinar cells)
protection
Buffering - bicarbonate
Oral hygiene - pH + flow + lysozyme
Dilution - high flow rate
Antibacterial - lysozyme + antibodies
Fl- and Ca2+
digestion
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