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- An acinus (/ˈæsɪnəs/; pl.: acini; adjective, acinar /ˈæsɪnər/ or acinous) refers to any cluster of cells that resembles a many-lobed "berry", such as a...
- submandibular gland and, to a far lesser extent, the sublingual gland. Serous acinar cells are the primary secretory cells of serous glands. They have a characteristic...
- small air sacs in the lungs. Some sources draw a clear distinction between acinar and alveolar glands, based upon the size of the lumen. A further complication...
- Acinar adenocarcinoma is a histological subtype of gland-forming cancer that is diagnosed when cuboidal and/or columnar shaped malignant cells in the neoplastic...
- In urologic pathology, atypical small acinar proliferation, is a collection of small prostatic glands, on prostate biopsy, whose significance is uncertain...
- enzymes; most notably: α-amylase (EC3.2.1.1), or ptyalin, secreted by the acinar cells of the parotid and submandibular glands, starts the digestion of starch...
- Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas, also acinar cell carcinoma, is a rare malignant exocrine tumour of the pancreas. It represents 5% of all exocrine...
- gastrin by "G cells", and also stimulates acinar cells of the pancreas to produce their pancreatic enzyme. Acinar cells: Mainly responsible for production...
- Mucous glands, also known as mu****rous glands, are found in several different parts of the body, and they typically stain lighter than serous glands during...
- epithelial cell lining of the pancreatic duct that deliver enzymes from the acinar cells to the duodenum. They have the essential function of producing bicarbonate-rich...