title: Endocrine-like cells in the chick embryo thymus express ultrastructural features of piecemeal degranulation.
abstract: The endocrine-like cells of the chick embryo thymus were studied by transmission electron microscopy and a highly characteristic pattern of cell secretion referred to as piecemeal degranulation (PMD) was identified. This is the first description of PMD in embryonic cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Morphological Researches, Section of Anatomy, University of Udine School of Medicine, Udine, Italy. enrico.crivellato@uniud.it
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crivellato
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nico
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ribatti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015550:Cell Degranulation; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004703:Endocrine System / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000196:embryology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*