SPECIALIZED CELL-TYPES IN HUMAN FETAL SMALL-INTESTINE
SPECIALIZED CELL-TYPES IN HUMAN FETAL SMALL-INTESTINE
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DOI:
10.1002/ar.1091910302
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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通讯作者:
TRIER, JS
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作者:
MOXEY, PC;TRIER, JS
The time of appearance and morphological differentiation of specialized epithelial cells in human fetal small intestine (SB) was described. Proximal and distal SB from 36 nonviable fetuses was studied by light microscopy and EM. During the 9- to 10-wk period, villi lined by simple columnar epithelium replaced the stratified epithelial lining which was 2-6 cell layers thick. During this transition, distinctive junctional complexes and a single secondary lumen were identified in deeper layers of stratified epithelium and there was evidence of cellular degeneration of some superficial cells. Oligomucous and mature goblet cells were present in the stratified and simple columnar epithelium. Crypt formation began proximally at 10-11 wk and, within a week, crypts lined by undifferentiated crypt cells (UCC) were also identified in the distal SB. These cells resembled adult UCC except for the presence of large aggregates of glycogen and the absence of large adult-type secretory granules (SG) until 16 wk. At all ages SG were smaller and less numerous than in adults. Paneth cells appeared with crypt development at 11-12 wk. Unlike adult Paneth cells their SG were structurally heterogeneous and frequently had cores with halos of differing density. Caveolated or tuft cells with dense bundles of microfilaments extending from microvilli into apical cytoplasm, apical granules, occasional caveolae and a microvillus membrane denser than that of adjacent cells were identified by 16 wk. Putative microfold (M) cells were seen in the distal SB of a 17 wk fetus. These cells had an unusual apical border with irregular projections, many small membrane bound vesicles in the cytoplasm and were in direct contact with underlying lymphoid cells. Glandular cells of Brunner''s glands at 14-15 wk resembled those of normal adult.