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meghana jadhav
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08/20/04 - 05:23 PM

can anybody tell me the various cells in stomach and their location in stomach
pl add to the list
cheif cells...........fundus
parietal cells
g cells

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08/21/04 - 07:40 PM

Found in the upper half of gastric glands in cardia, fundus and pylorus.

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meghana jadhav
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08/21/04 - 08:18 PM

Types of cells present in the stomach:

Mucous secreting cells (goblet cells)-
Line the luminal surface of the stomach and gastric pits and gastric glands. Produce mucus and bicarbonate.

Mucous neck cells-
Present in the neck of the gland. Produce mucin.

Parietal cells (oxyntic cells)- Distributed throughout the length of the gland , but numerous in the middle portion. Produce gastric acid.

Chief cells (peptic or zymogenic cells)-
Clustered at the base of the gland.
Produce pepsinogen, digests protein.

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08/22/04 - 05:43 PM

"meghana jadhav" wrote:

Parietal cells (oxyntic cells)- Distributed throughout the length of the gland , but numerous in the middle portion. Produce gastric acid.

:idea: These cells are also responsible for producing vitamin B12 intrinsic factor.

Fun fact :arrow: In rodents, zymogenic cells are the ones that make intrinsic factor :wink:

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