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en·ter·o·chro·maf·fin (en″tər-o-kroґmə-fin) pertaining to cells in the gastrointestinal tract having granules that stain readily with silver and chromium salts; see enterochromaffin cells, under cell.Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
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 — 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
enterochromaffin cells — endocrine cells whose granules stain readily with silver and chromium salts, and which are sites of synthesis and storage of serotonin. They are distributed throughout the body but are most frequently identified in the intestinal and bronchial… … Medical dictionary
enterochromaffin-like cell — a paracrine cell of the fundic glands that controls the secretion of acid by releasing histamine in response to stimulation by gastrin. Called also ECL c … Medical dictionary
ECL cell carcinoid — enterochromaffin like cell carcinoid a small, circumscribed, often polypoid tumor of the gastric fundus, consisting of enterochromaffin like (ECL) cells and believed to be secondary to hypergastrinemia, which stimulates the proliferation of ECL… … 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
ECL cell — enterochromaffin like c … Medical dictionary
5-HT3 antagonist — 5 HT3 receptor antagonists Drug class Skeletal formula of ondansetron, the prototypical 5 HT3 antagonist ATC code A04AA … Wikipedia
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
