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Cells > Endocrine Cells > APUD Cells

Preferred term

APUD Cells  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD cells.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation Cells

In other languages

  • French

  • Cellule APUD
  • Cellules captant et décarboxylant des précurseurs d'amines

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FM614BKR-6

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