Preferred Label : prostate glandular acinus;
Uberon 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;
Uberon synonym : prostatic follicle; prostatic acinus;
Uberon Development note : Concurrent with branching morphogenesis, the solid cords of epithelium formed by budding
arborize and differentiate postnatally into glandular acin. The basic prostate architecture
is established by puberty and acquires secretory function thereafter[PMID:18977204];
Origin ID : 0004179;
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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
