part of
part_of
part of
glandular epithelial cell
lysozyme secreting cell
paneth cell
FMA:62897
An epithelial cell found in the basal part of the intestinal glands (crypts of Lieberkuhn) including the appendix. Paneth cells synthesize and secrete lysozyme and cryptdins. Numerous in the deeper parts of the intestinal crypts, particularly in the duodenum, rich in zinc, contain large acidophilic granules, with irregular apical microvilli and prominent membrane-bound vacuoles containing matrix.
CL:0000510
cell
BTO:0000993
intestinal epithelial cell
intestinal epithelium