Close Window
Crypts of Lieberkuhn
What is it?
(Johann Nathaniel Lieberkuhn, 1711–1756, German anatomist), crypts, also called glands or follicles, simple tubular glands in the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal system, opening between the base of the villi and containing argentaffin cells.
BecomeHealthyNow.com Home Page Close Window Print This Term