title: Endocrine-like cells in the lungs of the newt, Triturus alpestris Laur.
abstract: Endocrine-like cells (ELC) scattered in the basal part of the ciliated epithelium were identified in the lungs of the newt, Triturus alpestris. These ELC have a clear cytoplasm containing large amounts of secretory vesicles (69-180 nm in diameter), especially in their basal parts, but do not display formaldehyde-induced fluorescence. The ELC may be associated with nerve fibres.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014319:Triturus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*