Enterochromaffin cell — Enterochromaffin (EC) cells (Kulchitsky cells) are a type of enteroendocrine cell [MeshName|Enterochromaffin+Cells] occurring in the epithelia lining the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. FunctionThey produce and contain about 90% of the body… … Wikipedia
enterochromaffin — en·tero·chro·maf·fin .ent ə rō krō mə fən adj of, relating to, or being epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that stain esp. with chromium salts and usu. contain serotonin * * * en·ter·o·chro·maf·fin (en″tər o kroґmə fin)… … Medical dictionary
Enterochromaffin-like cell — Enterochromaffin like cells or ECL cells are a type of neuroendocrine cells found in the gastric glands of the gastric mucosa beneath the epithelium, particularly in the vicinity of parietal cells. They are also considered a type of… … Wikipedia
argentaffin cells — cells that stain readily with silver salts. Such cells occur, for example, in the crypts of Lieberkühn in the intestine. * * * enterochromaffin cells whose granules stain readily with chromium and silver salts, located in the basilar portions of… … Medical dictionary
argyrophilic cells — enterochromaffin cells that require exposure to a reducing substance before their granules will react with silver; they are located in the fundic and pyloric glands between the basement lamina and zymogenic cells. Cf. argentaffin c s … Medical dictionary
enterochromaffin — adjective Date: circa 1941 of or relating to epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that stain especially with chromium salts and usually contain serotonin … New Collegiate Dictionary
Enteroendocrine cells — are specialized endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract. They produce hormones such as serotonin [UIUCHistologySubject|321] , somatostatin, motilin, cholecystokinin, gastric inhibitory peptide, neurotensin, vasoactive intestinal peptide,… … Wikipedia
G cells — granular enterochromaffin cells that are the primary source of gastrin and are found in the pyloric glands in the mucosa of the stomach. Scattered G cells (pink) in immunoperoxidase stain of pyloric glands … Medical dictionary
Ductal cells — refer to cells lining the pancreatic duct and are responsible for production of bicarbonate rich secretion. Ductal cells are stimulated by the hormone secretin and are responsible for maintenance of the duodenal pH and prevention of duodenal… … Wikipedia
chromaffin cells — 1. a type of APUD cells that stain readily with chromium salts, their cytoplasmic granules taking on a characteristic brown color; they are found especially in cells of the adrenal medulla and in paraganglia of the coccygeal gland and carotid… … Medical dictionary
