Endocrine Gland
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Title
Endocrine Gland
Subject
Endocrine system, Hormonal Secretion, Duct formation, Mesenchymal differentiation
Description
This animation describes the formation of endocrine glands starting with the mitosis of mesenchymal tissues, eventually leading to the formation of the secretory portion of the gland by differentiation.
Endocrine glands, also known as ductless glands are part of the endocrine system and are involved in hormonal secretions. The developmental process begins with division, via mitosis, of the mesenchymal cells, which is driven by their interaction with the epithelial cells. The dividing cells form a mass that begins to protrude into and eventually penetrate the connective tissue beneath them. Once inside the connective tissue the mass of mitotic cells form a duct. After some time the mesenchymal cells stop dividing and the duct cells begin to degrade by apoptosis. The remaining cluster of cells will differentiate to become the secretory portion of the gland. The now formed gland will produce hormonal secretions that will directly diffuse into the surrounding blood vessels to be distributed thoughout the body.
To learn more about this topic please contact Professor Hysell Oviedo: hoviedo@ccny.cuny.edu
CCNY
CCNY
Publisher
The City College Libraries, New York, New York
Date
02/27/2014
Contributor
Ching-Jung Chen, Sara Daoud, Abraham Kierszenbaum, Robert Levy, Jazmine Rogers, Aleksandr Vinkler
Rights
Endocrine Gland by City College of New York Digital Scholarship Services is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
MPEG-4
Language
English
Type
animation
Identifier
ANI003
Files
Collection
Citation
“Endocrine Gland,” CCNY Science Animation, accessed September 1, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/science-animation/items/show/15.