A saclike structure of the prostate gland, comprised of at least three cell layers: an innermost layer of secretory columnar luminal epithelium, a middle layer of squamous basal epithelium that also contains neuroendocrine cells, transit amplifying cells, and stem cells, and an outer layer of smooth muscle intermixed with other stromal cells. [ http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0060525 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18977204 ]
Synonyms: prostatic follicle prostatic acinus
Term information
- FMA:66808
human_reference_atlas
Concurrent with branching morphogenesis, the solid cords of epithelium formed by budding arborize and differentiate postnatally into glandular acin. The basic prostate architecture is established by puberty and acquires secretory function thereafter[PMID:18977204]