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Granulated Metrial Gland Cells

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Sandra Peel

    1. Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain

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Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 115)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Introduction

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 1-4

  3. Granulated Metrial Gland Cell Structure

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 5-14

  4. Distribution of GMG Cells in the Normal Uterus

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 15-26

  5. Distribution of GMG Cells in Deciduomata

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 27-29

  6. Origin of GMG Cells

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 30-37

  7. Fate of GMG Cells

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 38-47

  8. Granulated Metrial Gland Cells in Relation to Other Cells in the Uterus

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 48-74

  9. Control

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 75-82

  10. Function of GMG Cells

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 83-97

  11. Summary

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 98-99

  12. Addendum

    • Sandra Peel
    Pages 100-101

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 102-114
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1. 1 Historical Aspects and Terminology Granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells are readily identified by their cytoplasmic granules and were observed a number of years before the term "metrial gland" was introduced. A series of papers by Duval in 1891 provided a comprehensive description and a critical review of earlier studies of the placenta of rodents, but it was not until 1902 that the first convincing illustrations of GMG cells appeared in the literature (Jenkinson 1902). Jenkinson described "maternal glycogen cells" in the pregnant mouse uterus and noted that they contained cytoplasmic granules which stained with a variety of dyes. From his detailed description of the appearance and distribution of these maternal glycogen cells it is clear that he had observed what are now called granulated metrial gland cells. In 1911 Ancel and Bouin used the phrase une glande myometriale endocrine to describe a structure appearing between the muscle layers of the uterus at the insertion site of the placenta in rabbits. They described one of the cell types present in the glande myometriale as having the characteristics of glandular cells and noted their content of safraninophilic cytoplasmic granules. A glande myometriale endo­ crine was also described in the pregnant rat uterus by Weill (1919). He reported that the cellules granuleuses contained acidophilic inclusions and despite the absence of any illustrations in his paper it is apparent that he also had observed GMG cells.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Biological Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain

    Sandra Peel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Granulated Metrial Gland Cells

  • Authors: Sandra Peel

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74170-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-50390-3Published: 24 April 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74170-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 112

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Anatomy, Zoology, Cell Biology, Immunology

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