prostate glandular acinus

Term ID

UBERON:0004179

Synonyms

• prostatic acinus
• prostatic follicle

Definition

A saclike structure of the prostate gland, comprised of at least three cell layers: an innermost layer of secretory columnar luminal epithelium, a middle layer of squamous basal epithelium that also contains neuroendocrine cells, transit amplifying cells, and stem cells, and an outer layer of smooth muscle intermixed with other stromal cells http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18977204

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Ontology

Cell Ontology