Serous demilune
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| Section of submaxillary gland of kitten. Duct semidiagrammatic. (Demilune labeled at center bottom.) | |
| Gray's | subject #242 1136 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_61/12265408 |
A serous demilune is a a cap in the shape of a half-moon (hence the name, "demilune") on some salivary glands.
When the gland has this demilunar structure, it produces both serous and mucous secretions, and is thus classified as "mixed".
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine serous+demilune
- Histology at USC gi/c_78
- Histology at OU 13_05 - "Trachea"
- Physiology at MCG 6/6ch4/s6ch4_4
- Slide at cytochemistry.net
- Diagram at luc.edu
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| mechanism (Merocrine, Apocrine, Holocrine) shape (Tubular gland, Alveolar gland) secretion (Serous glands, Mucous glands, Serous demilune)
Ducts: Interlobar duct, Interlobular duct, Intralobular duct (Striated duct, Intercalated duct), Acinus |
