secretory cell
31Enterochromaffin cell — Enterochromaffin (EC) cells (Kulchitsky cells) are a type of enteroendocrine cell [MeshName|Enterochromaffin+Cells] occurring in the epithelia lining the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. FunctionThey produce and contain about 90% of the body… …
32Paneth cell — Paneth cells provide host defense against microbes in the small intestine. They are functionally similar to neutrophils. When exposed to bacteria or bacterial antigens, Paneth cells secrete a number of antimicrobial molecules into the lumen of… …
33Paneth's cell — ▪ anatomy also called Davidoff s Cell, specialized type of epithelial cell found in the mucous membrane lining of the small intestine and of the appendix, at the base of tubelike depressions known as Lieberkühn glands. Named for the 19th… …
34beta cell — n any of various secretory cells distinguished by their basophilic staining characters: as a) a pituitary basophil b) an insulin secreting cell of the islets of Langerhans compare ALPHA CELL * * * 1. the type of islet cell that makes up the bulk… …
35chief cell — chēf n 1) one of the cells that line the lumen of the fundic glands of the stomach: a) a small cell with granular cytoplasm that secretes pepsin b) a larger cell with hyaline cytoplasm and a mucoid secretion compare PARIETAL CELL 2) one of the se …
36serous cell — n a cell (as of the parotid gland) that secretes a serous fluid * * * a cell concerned in the secretion of a watery fluid rich in protein, like the secretory cells of the parotid gland; called also albuminous c …
37chief cell — noun 1. : one of the cells that line the lumen of the fundic glands of the stomach: a. : a small cell with granular cytoplasm that secretes pepsin b. : a larger cell with hyaline cytoplasm and a mucoid secretion compare parietal cell 2. : one of… …
38Granule (cell biology) — In cell biology, a granule can be any structure barely visible by light microscopy. The term is most often used to describe a secretory vesicle.LeukocytesA group of leukocytes called granulocytes contain granules and play an important role in the …
39Canaliculus (parietal cell) — A canaliculus is an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells. It is a deep infolding, or little channel, which serves to increase the surface area, eg for secretion. The membrane of parietal cells is dynamic; the numbers of canaliculi rise and… …
40rodlet cell — a pear shaped cell with a distinct capsule found in various tissues of fishes but lacking in Elasmobranchii. It has a nucleus at the mid end and longitudinally oriented rodlets. In epithelia it is oriented parallel to the epithelial cells with… …
