Svensk definition
Epitelceller som bildar ett basskikt till magsäckskörtlarna. Zymogencellerna syntetiserar och utsöndrar pepsinogen, en prekursor till enzymet pepsin.
Chief Cells, Gastric
Magsäckens zymogenceller
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.
Gastriska zymogenceller