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chief cell

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chief cell [¦chēf ′sel]
(histology)
A parenchymal, secretory cell of the parathyroid gland.
A cell in the lumen of the gastric fundic glands.


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This stimulation causes waves of peristalsis movement which initiates the Parietal Cells, Chief Cells and Mucus Cells to release gastric juice.
Chief cell neoplasms are more common than oncocytic neoplasms.
The predominant cell type was chief cells arranged in sheets and occasionally small follicles (Figs 5 and 6).
 
 
 
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