Submandibular gland, light micrograph. The submandibular, or submaxillary, gland is a mixed salivary gland with a predominance of serous acini. The periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) stain highlights the mucous component of the mixed tubule acini located among numerous serous tubule acini and some striated ducts.

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