The secretory end pieces and intercalated ducts are associated with stellate shaped contractile cells called the myoepithelial cells.
They are located between the basal lamina and the secretory or ductal epithelial cells.
Myoepithelial cells are also called “basket cells” because they look like a basket holding a secretory unit.

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References and further reading:
💡Chitturi RT, Veeravarmal V, Nirmal RM, Reddy BV. Myoepithelial Cells (MEC) of the Salivary Glands in Health and Tumours. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Mar;9(3):ZE14-8.
💡Shah AA, Mulla AF, Mayank M. Pathophysiology of myoepithelial cells in salivary glands. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2016 ;20(3):480-490.
💡Nanci A. Tencate’s Oral Histology. Development, Structure and Function. 8th ed. Elsevier;2013.
💡Kumar GS. Orban’s Oral Histology and Embryology.13th ed. Elsevier;2011.
💡Avery JK.Oral development and Histology.3rd ed. Thieme Medical Publishers;2002.

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