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Serous glands contain serous acini a grouping of serous cells that secrete a fluid isotonic with blood plasma that contains enzymes such as alpha amylase. Serous glands are most common in the parotid gland and lacrimal gland but are also present in the submandibular gland and to a far lesser extent the sublingual gland.

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