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type G enteroendocrine cell
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type G enteroendocrine cell
definition
An endocrine cell found in the pyloric gland mucosa (antral mucosa) of the stomach of mammals and responsible for the secretion of gastrin and enkephalin. Most abundant in pyloric antrum, pyramidal in form with a narrow apex bearing long microvilli.
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G cell
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cell
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- enkephalin secreting cell
- mucous cell of stomach
- gastrin secreting cell
- enteroendocrine cell
- part of some mucosa of pyloric antrum
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