Planteome: Term Details for "saliva secretion" (GO:0046541)

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
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to saliva secretion.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to saliva secretion.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for saliva secretion.
Feedback: Contact the Planteome feedback if you find mistakes or have concerns about the data you find here.
Comments, changes to terms, or requests for new ontology terms can be made at GO issue tracker on GitHub.

subject	relation	object
positive regulation of saliva secretion (GO:0046878)	RO:0002213	saliva secretion
negative regulation of saliva secretion (GO:1905747)	RO:0002212	saliva secretion
regulation of saliva secretion (GO:0046877)	RO:0002211	saliva secretion