gastric zymogenic cell
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Zymogenic cells, also known as chief cells, are a type of cell found in the gastric glands within the stomach lining. These cells are primarily located at the base of the gastric glands in the body and fundic portions of the stomach. Their main function is to secrete pepsinogen, which is an inactive precursor to pepsin, a key enzyme for protein digestion. Pepsinogen is converted to its active form, pepsin, in the acidic environment of the stomach, where it breaks down proteins into smaller peptides.12
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gastric gland…of three major cell types: zymogenic, parietal, and mucous neck cells. At the base of the gland are the zymogenic (chief) cells, which are thought to produce the enzymes pepsin and rennin. (Pepsin digests proteins, and rennin curdles milk.) Parietal, or oxyntic, cells occur throughout the length of the gland…
Read More…of three major cell types: zymogenic, parietal, and mucous neck cells. At the base of the gland are the zymogenic (chief) cells, which are thought to produce the enzymes pepsin and rennin. (Pepsin digests proteins, and rennin curdles milk.) Parietal, or oxyntic, cells occur throughout the length of the gland…
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human digestive systemGastric secretion…that depend upon the primary mechanisms that cause the gastric mucosa to secrete gastric juice. The phases of gastric secretion overlap, and there is an interrelation and some interdependence between the neural and humoral pathways.
Read More…that depend upon the primary mechanisms that cause the gastric mucosa to secrete gastric juice. The phases of gastric secretion overlap, and there is an interrelation and some interdependence between the neural and humoral pathways.
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