Myelinoid bodies in endocrine-paracrine (neuroendocrine, APUD) cells of the prostatourethral region.
Distinctive myelinoid bodies (myelinosomes) are described in apparently normal endocrine-paracrine (APUD, neuroendocrine) cells of the prostate and urethra. The ultrastructural findings suggest that this phenomenon represents a form of crinophagy, that is to say autophagocytosis of neuroendocrine granules.
di Sant'Agnese
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester.
de Mesy Jensen
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D001078:APUD Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000328:Adult; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000166:cytology; D014521:Urethra / Q000166:cytology