myoepithelial cell

As the name suggests, it consists of myoepithelial cells.

Myoepithelial cells are all around the part of the gland where the saliva comes out.

In the case of wound healing, myoepithelial cells reactively proliferate.

The myoepithelial cells may be spindled, plasmacytoid, eithelioid or clear.

The mouth is at the anterior end, and opens into an elongated pharynx lined by myoepithelial cells.

Myoepithelial cell contractions squeeze the gland and discharge the accumulated secretions.

Myoepithelial cells are stellate in shape an are also known as basket cells.

The inner layer of the epidermis contains a nerve net, and myoepithelial cells that act as muscles.

Basaloid or myoepithelial cells: positive with S100 protein, muscle specific actin, calponin and p63.

Oxytocin stimulates contraction of the myoepithelial cells surrounding the alveoli, which already hold milk.

Tumours with myoepithelial cells and a large amount of tubules are classified as pleomorphic adenomas.

The tubules are wrapped in myoepithelial cells, which are more developed than their eccrine gland counterparts.

Myoepithelial cells have contractile functions.

Lactiferous ducts are lined by a columnar epithelium supported by myoepithelial cells.

All sweat glands' secretory coils are wrapped in long, rod-like contractile myoepithelial cells.

Only rare cancers like adenoid cystic carcinomas contains myoepithelial cells as one of the malignant components.

Decreased expression of laminin-111 and the growth-inhibitory signals that it produces in malignant myoepithelial cells begs for further investigation with regard to cancer research.

In addition to nonspecific duct widening the myoepithelial cell layer is atrophic, missing or replaced by fibrous tissue.

Myoepithelial cells in these cases constitute the basal cell layer of an epithelium that harbors the epithelial progenitor.

Presence of myoepithelial cells in a hyperplastic tissue proves the benignity of the gland and, when absent, indicates cancer.

Suckling of the baby causes release of the hormone oxytocin, which stimulates contraction of the myoepithelial cells.

The pupillary dilator consists of a spokelike arrangement of modified contractile cells called myoepithelial cells.

Contraction of the myoepithelial cells surrounding the alveoli will cause the milk to be ejected through the ducts and into the nipple for the suckling pups.

The intralobular ducts are usually lined with simple cuboidal epithelial cells that are lined by myoepithelial cells as well.

A basement membrane, mainly containing laminin and collagen, formed afterward by differentiated myoepithelial cells, keeps the polarity of this primary duct tree.