The blind terminal portion of a developing gland that will become the functional portion of the organ. Used also as a title for a mature secretory endpiece. Depending on the type of gland the adenomere may be mucous or serous. It may also be tubular, alveolar, acinar or tubuloalveolar.
Adenomere
| Veterinary Dictionary: adenomere |
| 5min Related Video: Adenomere |
| Wikipedia: Adenomere |
 |
This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from other articles related to it. (December 2009) |
 |
This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please help by adding relevant internal links, or by improving the article's layout. (December 2009) |
Adenomere is the functional unit in salivary glands. Adenomeres are secretory subunits of lobules. They consist of all the secretory cells that release their products into a single intralobular duct. Part of developing salivary gland destined to become responsible for function.
An adenomere is composed of : a)Intercalated ducts : transport saliva to larger ducts. b)Striated ducts: contain a lot of mitochondria responsible for electrolyte and water transport during secreation. Simple, low columnar epithelium line these ducts. c)Glandular cells: synthesize glycoproteins.
 |
This digestive system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Learn More
 | secretory |
| Submandibular gland |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Adenomere". Read more |
