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Chief Cells, Gastric  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Epithelial cells that line the basal half of the GASTRIC GLANDS. Chief cells synthesize and export an inactive enzyme PEPSINOGEN which is converted into the highly proteolytic enzyme PEPSIN in the acid environment of the STOMACH.

Entry terms

  • Gastric Chief Cells
  • Gastric Zymogenic Cells

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z72HH5NX-8

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