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Fine structure of argyrophil and argentaffin cells in the gastro-intestinal tract of the fowl

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The fine structure of granular cells in the proventriculus gizzard and intestine of the fowl has been described. The proventriculus and gizzard have only one type of granular cell, the pure argyrophil cell. In the intestine two cell types are shown. One corresponds to the argyrophil cell seen in the proventriculus and gizzard. The other, more common, is considered to be the argentaffin cell of the intestine. Structural differences between these two cell types confirm the known differences in histochemical reaction.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of Glasgow, Scotland

    Peter G. Toner

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Acknowledgement. I wish to thank Mr. R. N. C. Aitken, Department of Veterinary Histology and Embryology for supplying the birds used in this study.

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Toner, P.G. Fine structure of argyrophil and argentaffin cells in the gastro-intestinal tract of the fowl. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 63, 830–839 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336224

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