Product Secreted
- Serous cells excrete proteins, often enzymes. Examples include chief cells and Paneth cells
- Mucous cells excrete mucus. Examples include Brunner's glands, esophageal glands, and pyloric glands
- Mixed glands excrete both protein and mucus. Examples include the salivary glands, although the parotid gland is predominantly serous, the sublingual gland is predominantly mucous, and the submandibular gland is both serous and mucous.
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