argentaffin cell

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argentaffin cell

See enteroendocrine cell.

argentaffin cell

[är′jentaf′in]

Etymology: L, argentum, gleaming, affinitas, affinity

a cell containing granules that stain readily with silver and chromium. Such cells occur in most regions of the GI tract and are especially abundant in the crypts of Lieberkühn. Also called enterochromaffin cell, Kulchitsky's cell. See also carcinoid, carcinoid syndrome.

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