Chief Cells, Gastric
MESHD019872
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.
Synonyms
- Chief Cell, Gastric
- Gastric Chief Cell
- Gastric Chief Cells
- Gastric Zymogenic Cells
- Cell, Gastric Zymogenic
- Cells, Gastric Zymogenic
- Gastric Zymogenic Cell
- Zymogenic Cell, Gastric
- Zymogenic Cells, Gastric
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