Glandular tissue 2 Glands, mostly mucous, associated with the epiglottis. Any tissue composed of gland cells. 1 Remnant of the basal lamina between granulosa cells and theca interna in the ovary. Glial cell nuclei 4 With our ordinary staining, only the nuclei of glial cells are visible. Glomerulus 6 Strictly speaking, refers to tuft of capillary loops enclosed in a Bowman's capsule.
Some authors use the terms glomerulus and renal corpuscle interchangeably.
Glucagon producing cells 1 The alpha cells of the Islets of Langerhans produce glucagon, a polypeptide hormone that stimulates breakdown of glycogen in the liver. The polysaccharide coating of some cells. Particularly abundant on the mucosal surface of cells lining the small intestine. Discovered by the late H. Stanley Bennett, once Dean of the Pritzker Medical School at the University of Chicago. A branched polymer of glucose.