Intercalated duct

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Intercalated duct
Section of pancreas of dog. X 250. (AIntercalated ducts visible but not labeled.)
Centroacinar cells
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The intercalated duct is the portion of an exocrine gland leading directly from the acinus, and to an striated duct.

They are part of the intralobular duct.

They have the thinnest epithelium of any part of the duct system, and the epithelium is usually classified as "low" simple cuboidal.[1]

They are found in:

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.siumed.edu/~dking2/intro/glands.htm#4
  2. ^ Organology at UC Davis digestive/mammal/pancreas/pancreas1 - "Mammal, pancreas (LM, Medium)"
  3. ^ Slide at uottawa.ca
  4. ^ Physiology at MCG 6/6ch4/s6ch4_17
  5. ^ Slide at usc.edu
  6. ^ Organology at UC Davis Digestive/mammal/salivary1/salivary3 - "Mammal, salivary glands (LM, Medium)"
  7. ^ Physiology at MCG 6/6ch4/s6ch4_4

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Glands (Endocrine, Exocrine)

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

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