Chief Cells, Gastric

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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.

Descriptor ID	D019872
MeSH Number(s)	A03.556.875.875.440.150 A10.615.550.291.150 A11.436.150
Concept/Terms	Chief Cells, Gastric Chief Cells, Gastric Chief Cell, Gastric Gastric Chief Cell Gastric Zymogenic Cells Cell, Gastric Zymogenic Cells, Gastric Zymogenic Gastric Zymogenic Cell Zymogenic Cell, Gastric Zymogenic Cells, Gastric Gastric Chief Cells

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chief Cells, Gastric".

Anatomy [A]
Digestive System [A03]
Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556]
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract [A03.556.875]
Stomach [A03.556.875.875]
Gastric Mucosa [A03.556.875.875.440]
Chief Cells, Gastric [A03.556.875.875.440.150]
Tissues [A10]
Membranes [A10.615]
Mucous Membrane [A10.615.550]
Gastric Mucosa [A10.615.550.291]
Chief Cells, Gastric [A10.615.550.291.150]
Cells [A11]
Epithelial Cells [A11.436]
Chief Cells, Gastric [A11.436.150]

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