intercalated duct

The intercalated duct forms part of the intralobular duct.

It is composed of two subdivisions, the intercalated duct and the striated duct.

Centroacinar cells are an extension of the intercalated duct cells into each pancreatic acinus.

The intercalated ducts take the bicarbonate to intralobular ducts which become lobular ducts.

In the duct system, the lumina are formed by intercalated ducts, which in turn join to form striated ducts.

A striated duct is a gland duct which connects an intercalated duct to an interlobular duct.

The intercalated duct, also called intercalary duct, is the portion of an exocrine gland leading directly from the acinus to a striated duct.

The salivon is the salivary secretion unit, consisting of the terminal acini, the intercalated duct, the striated duct, and the excretory duct.

Our previous studies on animal models have shown that intercalated duct cells in adult rat submandibular glands are the common progenitor for both the acinar and granular duct cells [ 27 36 ] .

Along with the intercalated ducts, they function to modify salivary fluid by secreting HCO and K and reabsorbing Na and Cl using the Na-K pump and the Cl-HCO pump.

Secretin regulates the pH within the duodenum by inhibiting gastric acid secretion by the parietal cells of the stomach, and by stimulating bicarbonate production by the centroacinar cells and intercalated ducts of the pancreas.