Lieberkühn’s glands

anatomy

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In small intestine
Lieberkühn glands, occupying the mucous membrane, secrete digestive enzymes, provide outlet ports for Brunner glands, and produce cells that replace surface-membrane cells shed from the tips of villi.
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In human digestive system: Absorption
…depressions called intestinal glands, or Lieberkühn’s glands. The cells that line these glands continue up and over the surface of the villi. In the bottom of the glands, epithelial cells called cells of Paneth are filled with alpha granules, or eosinophilic granules, so called because they take up the rose-coloured…
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