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chief cell

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chief cell
n.
1. The principle cell of the parathyroid gland, often divided into dark chief cells and light chief cells.

chief cell
Etymology: Fr, chef; L, cella, storeroom
1 also called zymogenic cell. Any one of the columnar epithelial cells or the cuboidal epithelial cells that line the gastric glands and secrete pepsinogen and intrinsic factor, which are needed for the digestion and absorption of vitamin B12 and the normal development of red blood cells. Pernicious anemia may be caused by the absence of intrinsic factor.
2 any one of the epithelioid cells with pale-staining cytoplasm and a large nucleus containing a prominent nucleolus. Cords of such cells form the main substance of the pineal body.
3 also called principal cell. Any one of the polyhedral epithelial cells, within the parathyroid glands, which contain pale, clear cytoplasm and a vesicular nucleus.


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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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