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Secretion Through a "Mixed" Salivary Gland

Can you identify mucous and serous secretory units? Do you see any demilunes? Do you see the nucleus of a myoepithelial cell? Note the granular appearance of the cytoplasm of the serous cells. This reflects the granular nature of the serous secretions. Identify the various structures labelled.


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A - Mucous secretory acinus
B - serous secretory acinus

C - serous demilune
D - myoepithelial cell

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