salivary gland histolysis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0035070
The stage-specific break down of the larval salivary glands during Drosophila metamorphosis, to allow replacement of larval structures by tissues and structures that form the adult fly. [ GOC:mtg_apoptosis GOC:bf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9409683 GOC:dph ]
Synonyms: salivary gland regression
Term info
biological_process
GO:0035070
Term relations
- anatomical structure regression
- salivary gland morphogenesis
- post-embryonic animal morphogenesis
- part of some instar larval or pupal morphogenesis
- part of some metamorphosis