Research Article

An Experimental Study on Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Excessive Secretion after Submandibular Gland Transplantation in Rabbits

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(a): Effect of BTXA on AQP5 expression in transplanted submandibular glands. Con: control group. and versus control group; (b) effect of BTXA on AQP5 distribution in transplanted submandibular glands. Immunofluorescent localization of AQP5 (green) in control and BTXA-treated transplanted submandibular glands (2 w, 4 w, 12 w, and 24 w), with the boxed areas in the top panels (scale bar, 100 μm) presented at higher magnification in the bottom panels (scale bar, 25 μm). Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue).
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