Anatomy [A] » Digestive System [A03] » Gastrointestinal Tract » Upper Gastrointestinal Tract » Stomach » Gastric Mucosa » Chief Cells, Gastric
Anatomy [A] » Tissues [A10] » Membranes » Mucous Membrane » Gastric Mucosa » Chief Cells, Gastric
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Epithelial Cells » Chief Cells, Gastric
Description
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. MeSH
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