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myoepithelial cell
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A contractile cell found between the secretory cells and basement membrane of exocrine glands. Each myoepithelial cell has long cytoplasmic processes that wrap around a secretory unit. The contraction of the myoepithelial processes forces the secretory product from the secretory unit into its duct.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Modified smooth muscle cells located around the secretory units of certain glands (salivary, mammary, sweat and lacrimal glands) between the gland cells and basement membrane, having long dendritic interweaving cytoplasmic processes and containing myofilaments.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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