Tubular glands found in the mucous membrane of the small and large intestine, especially those between the bases of the villi in the small intestine.
Simple tubular glands in the small intestine that open into the spaces between the villi. On the villi themselves the epithelium of these glands includes specialized cells: absorptive cells, goblet cells, paneth cells, M cells, and neuroendocrine cells. Intestinal glands include Brunner’s glands and Lieberkuhn crypts.