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Cells > Epithelial Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Gastrin-Secreting Cells
Cells > Endocrine Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Gastrin-Secreting Cells
Endocrine System > Enteroendocrine Cells > Gastrin-Secreting Cells
Tissues > Membranes > Mucous Membrane > Gastric Mucosa > Gastrin-Secreting Cells

Preferred term

Gastrin-Secreting Cells  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Endocrine cells which secrete GASTRIN, a peptide that induces GASTRIC ACID secretion. They are found predominantly in the GASTRIC GLANDS of PYLORIC ANTRUM in the STOMACH, but can also be found in the DUODENUM, nervous and other tissues.

Entry terms

  • Gastrin Cells
  • G Cells

In other languages

  • French

  • Cellule à gastrine
  • Cellule G
  • Cellule sécrétant la gastrine
  • Cellules à gastrine
  • Cellules sécrétant la gastrine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XLMNH719-7

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