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Definition of Goblet cell

1. Noun. An epithelial cell that secretes mucous.

Medical Definition of Goblet cell

1. 1. Cell of the epithelial lining of small intestine that secretes mucus and has a very well developed Golgi apparatus. 2. Cell type characteristic of larval lepidopteran midgut, containing a potent H ATPase and thought to be involved in maintenance of ion and pH gradients. (10 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Goblet cell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"Each goblet cell has a base, often irregular and sometimes branched, ... In such cases the clear transparent body of a goblet cell stands out in strong ..."

2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"In such cases the clear transparent body of a goblet cell stands out in strong ... A goblet cell to start with is a cell of a more or less at i ! col ..."

3. A Text-book of histology by Alexander A.. Böhm, M. von Davidoff (1904)
"The middle cell still possesses its cilia ; that to the right has already emptied its mucous contents (collapsed goblet cell) ; X (>o0- Fig. 50. ..."

4. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1879)
"The goblet cell differs from the ordinary epithelial cell only in so far as the interfibrillar or interstitial substance—which is very scarce in the ..."

5. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1869)
"Ciliate cell and goblet cell side by side: st. stoma; th. theca; ... 11. Lower end of broken goblet cell; theca still contains some mucin. ..."

6. A Text-book of Histology and Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body by Ladislaus Szymonowicz, John Bruce MacCallum (1902)
"Some authors claim that every young cylindrical cell has the power of changing into a goblet cell, and that a cylindrical cell is really a resting goblet ..."

7. A Text-book of Histology: Arranged Upon an Embryological Basis by Frederic Thomas Lewis, Philipp Stöhr (1913)
"X 480. d, goblet cell. During division, the cell seems to be drawn up from the basement ... Tangential section of a goblet cell. — Mucus in a goblet cell. ..."

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