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myoepithelial cells
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myoepithelial cells [‚mī·ō‚ep·ə′thē·lē·əl ‚sel]
(histology)
Contractile epithelial cells resembling smooth muscle cells that are present in glands, notably the mammary gland, and aid in secretion.
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4) The use of oxytocin nasal spray enhances the onset of lactation, by contracting the myoepithelium cells, which forces milk from the aveolar canals into the large sinuses, where it becomes available to the suckling infant or for withdrawal by pumping.
'Adopted, embraced and nurtured' by Parsons, Sue / Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
Calponin has been shown to be a sensitive marker of myoepithelial differentiation in various morphologic types of neoplastic myoepithelium and in numerous benign and malignant salivary gland tumors.
Primary salivary clear cell tumors--a diagnostic approach: a ... by Wang, Beverly; Brandwein, Margaret; Gordon, Ronald; Robinson, Robert; Urken, Mark; Zarbo, Richard J. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
[9] In developing salivary glands, a common stem cell is responsible for the development of luminal epithelial cells and myoepithelium.
Myoepithelioma of the parotid gland: A report of two cases by Ozdem, Cafer / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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