Studies on peroxidase activity and iodine metabolism in salivary glands

Sammanfattning: This dissertation is a summary of the following publications:I. Iodine metabolism and peroxidase activity in salivaryglands. Acta Endocrinologica 70 (1972) 239.II. Cytochemical localization of peroxidase activity in thesubmandibular salivary gland ot the hamster. Histochemie22 (1970) 294. (In collaboration with G.D. Bloomand B.Carlsöö).III. A comparative histochemical study of peroxidase activityin the submandibular glands of five mammalian speciesincluding man. Histochemie 26 (1971) 80. (In collaborationwith G.D. Bloom and B. Carlsöö).IV. Iodide accumulation and peroxidase activity in the submandibularsalivary gland of the normal and castrated malehamster. Archives of Oral Biology (In press). (In collaborationwith G.D. Bloom and B. Carlsöö.)V. A method for radiosialometry: Studies on salivary secretion,iodide-concentrating ability, and iodide clearance ofthe parotid and submandibular glands in man. Archives ofOral Biology (In press). (In collaboration with A. Wiberg.)In the following discussion the papers will be referred to bythe Roman numerals I—V.