Centroacinar cells
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centroacinar cells | |
---|---|
Gray's | subject #251 1204 |
Dorlands/Elsevier | c_18/12222868 |
In some animals spindle-shaped cells occupy the center of the alveolus of the pancreas and are known as the centroacinar cells of Langerhans. These are prolongations of the terminal ducts.
[edit] External links
- Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 10.213 - "Pancreas"
- Histology at BU 10406loa - "Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas: pancreas, centroacinar cells"
- UIUC Histology Subject 870
- Histology at USC gi/c_108
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.