Researchers at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have discovered a cell called an ionocyte in salivary glands that is likely to be beneficial for oral health and may have implications for cystic fibrosis. EGF10-expressing ionocytes (red) are directly contact with contractile myoepithelial cells (green), which release saliva from the ducts (nuclei shown in blue). Their maintenance is an important function of the FGF10
Salivary Glands' Ionocytes
