Intercalated duct
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Intercalated duct
Section of pancreas of dog. X 250. (AIntercalated ducts visible but not labeled.)
Centroacinar cells
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The intercalated duct, also called intercalary duct, is the portion of an exocrine gland leading directly from the acinus to a striated duct.

They are part of the intralobular duct.

They have the thinnest epithelium of any part of the duct system, and the epithelium is usually classified as "low" simple cuboidal.^[1]

They are found in:

• the pancreas^[2][3][4]

• salivary glands ^[5][6][7]

References

1. ^ SIU SOM Histology GI
2. ^ Organology at UC Davis digestive/mammal/pancreas/pancreas1 - "Mammal, pancreas (LM, Medium)"
3. ^ Slide at uottawa.ca
4. ^ Physiology at MCG 6/6ch4/s6ch4_17
5. ^ Slide at usc.edu
6. ^ Organology at UC Davis Digestive/mammal/salivary1/salivary3 - "Mammal, salivary glands (LM, Medium)"
7. ^ Physiology at MCG 6/6ch4/s6ch4_4

External links

• Intercalated+duct at eMedicine Dictionary

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