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    Parietal cells (also known as oxyntic cells) are epithelial cells in the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor. These cells...
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    surface mucous cells that produce the mucus necessary to protect the stomach's epithelial lining from gastric acid secreted by parietal cells in the glands...
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    antibodies to parietal cells and intrinsic factor. Autoimmune atrophic gastritis, is localised to the body of the stomach, where parietal cells are located...
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    acidic component – hydrochloric acid – of gastric juice, produced by parietal cells in the gastric glands of the stomach lining. In humans, the pH is between...
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    A parietal eye (third eye, pineal eye) is a part of the epithalamus in some vertebrates. The eye is at the top of the head; is photoreceptive; and is associated...
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    conjunction with the parietal cell, which releases gastric acid, converting the pepsinogen into pepsin. The terms chief cell and zymogenic cell are often used...
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    gastrin. It works in conjunction with gastric chief cells and parietal cells. G cells are found deep within the pyloric glands of the stomach antrum...
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    of parietal cells, that aid in the production of gastric acid via the release of histamine. They are also considered a type of enteroendocrine cell. ECL...
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    lined by column-shaped cells that secrete a protective layer of mucus and bicarbonate. Additional cells present include parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric...
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    secretion of gastric acid (HCl) by the parietal cells of the stomach and aids in gastric motility. It is released by G cells in the pyloric antrum of the stomach...
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    High levels of gastrin in the blood (hypergastrinemia) trigger the parietal cells of the stomach to release excess gastric acid. The excess gastric acid...
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  • during these times is regulated by body weight, individual, number of parietal cells, and time of day. Acid secretion is lowest in the morning before awakening...
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    The list of human cell types provides an enumeration and description of the various specialized cells found within the human body, highlighting their...
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    block the action of histamine at the histamine H2 receptors of the parietal cells in the stomach. This decreases the production of stomach acid. H2 antagonists...
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    portal  · Medicine portal Enterochromaffin-like cell Foveolar cell Gastric chief cell Parietal cell This article incorporates text in the public domain...
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  • Parietal foramen (disambiguation) Parietal eminence, external surface of the parietal bone Parietal cell, in the stomach Parietal placentation, refers to the...
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    tissue sites with a high turnover of cells. This may also be due to the autoimmune attack on the parietal cells of the stomach in pernicious anemia. There...
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    (directly into the stomach wall) of these drugs to receptors in the parietal cell membrane. Certain preparations of famotidine are available over-the-counter...
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    Kidney (redirect from Kindey cell)
    distinct cell types, including epithelial, endothelial, stromal and smooth muscle cells. Distinct cell types include: Kidney glomerulus parietal cell Kidney...
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    released. In the stomach, somatostatin acts directly on the acid-producing parietal cells via a G-protein coupled receptor (which inhibits adenylate cyclase,...
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    neurons in the TMN. Enterochromaffin-like cells in the stomach release histamine, stimulating parietal cells via H2 receptors. This triggers carbon dioxide...
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    visceral, while the one that covers the cavity wall is called parietal. For instance the parietal peritoneum is attached to the abdominal wall and the pelvic...
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    characterized by an immune response directed toward parietal cells and intrinsic factor. Achlorhydria induces G cell (gastrin-producing) hyperplasia, which leads...
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  • structure (such as a nerve) through it Canaliculus (parietal cell), an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells The lacrimal canaliculi, several small ducts...
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    mucous cells and G cells that secrete gastrin. The pylorus also contains scattered parietal cells and neuroendocrine cells. These endocrine cells include...
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    lined by all three types of cells of acid-producing mucosa: mucous, parietal and chief cells. As sometimes parietal cell hyperplasia may develop deep...
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    intrinsic factor (GIF), is a glycoprotein produced by the parietal cells (in humans) or chief cells (in rodents) of the stomach. It is necessary for the absorption...
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    denervation of only the fundus and body (parietal cell-containing areas) of the stomach (also called parietal cell vagotomy). It preserves the nerve supply...
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    produced from cells found in mucous glands, although it may also originate from mixed glands, which contain both serous and mucous cells. It is a viscous...
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    (reduced stomach acid secretion). Inflammatory cytokines inhibit the parietal cell acid secretion. H. pylori also secretes certain products that inhibit...
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