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Paneth cell — Paneth cells provide host defense against microbes in the small intestine. They are functionally similar to neutrophils. When exposed to bacteria or bacterial antigens, Paneth cells secrete a number of antimicrobial molecules into the lumen of… … Wikipedia
Paneth cell — (pah net) The granular cell located at the base of glands in the small intestine; it produces the enzyme lysozyme … Dictionary of microbiology
Paneth's cell — ▪ anatomy also called Davidoff s Cell, specialized type of epithelial cell found in the mucous membrane lining of the small intestine and of the appendix, at the base of tubelike depressions known as Lieberkühn glands. Named for the 19th… … Universalium
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Paneth cells — Pa·neth cells (pahґnet) [Josef Paneth, Austrian physician, 1857–1890] see under cell … Medical dictionary
Paneth — Josef, Austrian physician, 1857–1890. See P. granular cells, under cell … Medical dictionary
List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… … Wikipedia
Oxyphil cell (parathyroid) — Micrograph of a parathyroid gland. H E stain. MeSH … Wikipedia
Gastric chief cell — Chief cell H E stain of fundic gland polyp showing shortening of the gastric pits with cystic dilatation … Wikipedia
