Extraepithelial Glands-Mixed (Seromucous) Glands

This figure displays a mucous terminal portion (tubulus) 1 . It is flanked by several serous acini 2 . The nuclei of serous acinar cells are round 3 while the  nuclei of mucous tubule are more flattened 4 . The cytoplasm of serous gland cells is stained red, that of mucous gland cells is light. Note the wide lumen 5 of the mucous tubule.

1 Mucous tubule

2 Serous acini

3 Nuclei of serous gland cells

4 Nuclei of mucous gland cells

5 Lumen of a mucous tubule

Mixed glands from the mucous membrane of the uvula.

Stain: azan; magnification: × 400

References

Kuehnel, W.(2003). Color Atlas of Cytology, Histology, and Microscopic Anatomy. 4^th edition . Institute of Anatomy Universitätzu Luebeck Luebeck, Germany . Thieme Stuttgar t · New York .