Chief Cells, Gastric

Magsäckens zymogenceller

Svensk definition

Epitelceller som bildar ett basskikt till magsäckskörtlarna. Zymogencellerna syntetiserar och utsöndrar pepsinogen, en prekursor till enzymet pepsin.

Engelsk definition

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.

Svenska synonymer

Gastriska zymogenceller

Engelska synonymer

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