Goblet cells are simple columnar goblet shaped like epithelial cells that secrete gelforming mucins, like mucin MUC5AC 1 The goblet cells mainly use the merocrine method of secretion, secreting vesicles into a duct, but may use apocrine methods, budding off their secretions, when under stress 2 The term goblet refers to the cell's gobletlike shape The apical portion isRobert V Rouse MD Teri A Longacre MD Department of Pathology Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CADefine goblet cell goblet cell synonyms, goblet cell pronunciation, goblet cell translation, English dictionary definition of goblet cell n Any of the specialized epithelial cells found in the mucous membrane of the stomach, intestines, and respiratory passages that secrete mucus
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