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MeSH Heading: Enteroendocrine Cells
Tree Number(s): A06.390; A11.382.625; A11.436.294
Unique ID: D019858
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019858
Scope Note: Cells found throughout the lining of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that contain and secrete regulatory PEPTIDE HORMONES and/or BIOGENIC AMINES.
Entry Term(s): Endocrine Cells of Gut; Endocrine Cells, Gastrointestinal; Intestinal L Cells; Intestinal Secretin Cells; L Cells (Intestine); S Cells (Intestine); Secretin Cells of Gut
Previous Indexing: APUD Cells (1977-1997); Endocrine Glands (1973-1997)
See Also: APUD Cells
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see ENDOCRINE CELLS OF GUT 1998-2005
History Note: 2006 (1998)
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Enteroendocrine Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2024