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MeSH Heading: Pyloric Antrum
Tree Number(s): A03.556.875.875.716
Unique ID: D011706
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011706
Scope Note: The region between the sharp indentation at the lower third of the STOMACH (incisura angularis) and the junction of the PYLORUS with the DUODENUM. Pyloric antral glands contain mucus-secreting cells and gastrin-secreting endocrine cells (G CELLS).
Entry Term(s): Antrum, Pyloric; Gastric Antrum
NLM Classification #: WI 387
Previous Indexing: Pylorus (1966-1972); Stomach (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Pyloric Antrum MeSH Descriptor Data 2024