Paneth granular cells

Pa·neth gran·u·lar cells

(pah'net),

cells, located at the base of intestinal glands of the small intestine, which contain large acidophilic refractile granules and may produce lysozyme.

Synonym(s): Davidoff cells

Paneth,

Josef, Austrian physician, 1857-1890.

Paneth granular cells - cells located at the base of intestinal glands of the small intestine that contain large acidophilic refractile granules and may produce lysozyme. Synonym(s): Davidoff cells