Classification of gastric endocrine cells at the light and electron microscopical levels

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 258-271

  Bordi, Cesare ^a   D'Adda, Tiziana ^a   Azzoni, Cinzia ^a   Ferraro, Gabriella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A cells; A like cells; Antral mucosa; D cells; D1 cells; EC cells; ECL cells; G cells; Oxyntic mucosa; P cells; X cells

Indexed keywords

A CELL; A-LIKE CELL; ANTRAL MUCOSA; D CELL; D1 CELL; EC CELL; ECL CELL; G CELL; OXYNTIC MUCOSA; P CELL; X CELL;

CELL DEATH;

ENDOTHELIN; GASTRIN; HISTAMINE;

ACID SECRETION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE CELL; ENTEROCHROMAFFIN CELL; GASTRIN CELL; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034163534     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(20000301)48:5<258::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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