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acinus [′as·ə·nəs] (anatomy) The small terminal sac of an acinous gland, lined with secreting cells. (botany) An individual drupelet of a multiple fruit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Patients with necrotizing sialometaplasia exhibit a spectrum of
histologic findings, ranging from coagulation necrosis of the salivary
gland acini in early lesions to squamous metaplasia of ducts and
reactive fibrosis in late lesions. These
results indicate that the pancreatic acini are target tissues for dioxin
and certain dioxin-like compounds. piroplasms were microscopically visualized by the
Feulgen reaction in salivary acini from 21 ticks. |
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