A. B. Denisov
Moscow Medical-Stomatological University, ul. Delegatskaya 20/1, Moscow, K-473 Russia
Received May 31, 2000; in final form, February 8, 2001
Abstract—In experiments conducted on 903 rats, we studied the biometric characteristics of the major salivary
glands (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands) during ontogenesis. We calculated the indices of nondirec-
tional fluctuation asymmetry for the submandibular and sublingual glands and determined correlation coeffi-
cients and the coefficients of linear regression between salivary glands, rat body weight, and the weight of the
femoral bone (the largest bone in the rat). The strongest correlation was found between the dry weight of the
submandibular gland and the rat body weight. Mathematical analysis of the growth of the submandibular gland
after sialotomy allowed us to derive a formula for the quantitative estimation of regeneration, taking into
account the natural growth of the rat.
Key words: biometry, ontogenesis, salivary glands, asymmetry, femoral bone, correlation, regeneration, cova-
riate analysis
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