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acinus of gland
One of the minute grape-shaped secretory portions of an acinous gland (grape-shaped structure). Acinus & alveolar are sometimes used interchangeably, although sometimes the term acinus is distinguished from alveolus by the constricted opening of the acinus into the excretory duct.
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apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer in the nucleus; acinus (ACIN1, ACINUS, KIAA0670)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995