Srinivasan R, Chang W W
Experientia. 1979 Apr 15;35(4):505-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01922733.
The submandibular gland of male mice contained 18% more DNA, 34% more RNA and 63% more protein than that of female mice. After a 48-h fasting, the percent loss of gland weight, protein, RNA and DNA was greater in the female than in the male.