Centroacinar cells

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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 cells are commonly known as duct cells, and secrete an aqueous bicarbonate solution under stimulation by the hormone secretin.

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

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