InterCalated Duct
Key Facts
Abbreviation
ICD
Pronunciation
/ˌɪntəˈkælətɪd dʌkt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology
Examples in Context
- The submandibular gland, which is a mixed gland containing more mixed acinus than serous acinus and mucous acinus, contains intercalated duct, GCT, and secretory duct.
- The same histogenetic origin from the intercalated duct cell may be the radical reason of their similarity.
- The results showed that the parotid gland is a serous gland, and it contains intercalated duct and secretory duct, but does not contain granular convoluted tubule ( GCT ).
- Besides, the epithelial components of adenolymphoma expressed an immunophenotype similar to the normal serous acinar and intercalated duct cells.
Other meanings of ICD
Implanted cardiac defibrillator
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