Basket cells

… In the serous cell portion of sweat glands, salivary glands, lacrimal glands, mammary glands, and other glands, myoepithelial cells are present around the glandular body, and their processes form a mesh-like cage that surrounds the glandular body. Myoepithelial cells are a type of smooth muscle cell, also known as cage cells, and they contract in response to autonomic nerve stimulation or hormonal action, compressing the glandular body and promoting its secretion. (2) The intercalated portion is a short portion that continues to the glandular body, and is found in the exocrine glands of the pancreas, the parotid gland, and the submandibular gland. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "basket cells" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　汗腺，唾液腺の漿液細胞部，涙腺，乳腺などでは腺体の周囲に筋上皮細胞が存在し，その突起によって網状のかごをつくって，腺体をとり囲んでいる。筋上皮細胞は平滑筋細胞の一種で，かご細胞とも呼ばれ，自律神経の興奮やホルモンの作用で収縮することによって腺体を圧迫し，その分泌を促す。(2)介在部は腺体に続く短い部分で，膵臓の外分泌腺，耳下腺，顎下腺にみられる。…

※「かご細胞」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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