Beaker cell

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Guido Gerken

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Synonym(s)

(e) goblet cell; Goblet cell

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Jabkob Henle, 1837

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

The goblet cell is a unicellular, cup-shaped, mucus-producing gland that lies within an epithelial layer. It is found in the epithelia of the respiratory tract and intestine. In the bronchi, goblet cells make up about 10% of the epithelial cells.

In the intestine, goblet cells are located between the cells of the cylindrical villous epithelium of the small and large intestine. They increase in number towards the anus.

Goblet cells are considered to be the prototype of mucosal gland cells and are responsible for the formation of mucins, the structure-giving components of mucus.

Authors

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Guido Gerken