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Endocrine-like cells (ELC) scattered in the basal part of the ciliated epithelium were identified in the lungs of the newt, Triturus alpestris. These ELC have a clear cytoplasm containing large amounts of secretory vesicles (69–180 nm in diameter), especially in their basal parts, but do not display formaldehyde-induced fluorescence. The ELC may be associated with nerve fibres.
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Goniakowska-Witalińska, L. Endocrine-like cells in the lungs of the newt, Triturus alpestris Laur.. Cell Tissue Res. 210, 521–524 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220208
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