Term Information

Accession
GO:0046541
Name
saliva secretion
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
salivation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The regulated release of saliva from the salivary glands. In man, the saliva is a turbid and slightly viscous fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. In man and many animals, saliva is an important digestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme, ptyalin. Source: GOC:curators, UBERON:0001836
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0046541 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of saliva secretion (GO:0046541)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
saliva secretion [is_a relation] is_a  body fluid secretion (GO:0007589)
saliva secretion [is_a relation] is_a  secretion by tissue (GO:0032941)
saliva secretion [is_a relation] is_a  digestive system process (GO:0022600)
Children of saliva secretion (GO:0046541)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
positive regulation of saliva secretion (GO:0046878) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  saliva secretion
negative regulation of saliva secretion (GO:1905747) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  saliva secretion
regulation of saliva secretion (GO:0046877) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  saliva secretion
Wikipedia
Salivation