Ebner's glands

Ebner's glands

Ebner's glands are exocrine glands found in the mouth. More specifically, they are serous salivary glands which reside within the moats surrounding the circumvallate papillae in the posterior one-third of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus.

It secretes lingual lipase. [GeorgiaPhysiology|6/6ch6/s6ch6_8]

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* [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/ohisto/Cards/muc/57_bb.html Dental histology at usc.edu]


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