MeSH definition : Neuroendocrine cells in the glands of the GASTRIC MUCOSA. They produce HISTAMINE and
peptides such as CHROMOGRANINS. ECL cells respond to GASTRIN by releasing histamine
which acts as a paracrine stimulator of the release of HYDROCHLORIC ACID from the
GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS.;
Neuroendocrine cells in the glands of the GASTRIC MUCOSA. They produce HISTAMINE and
peptides such as CHROMOGRANINS. ECL cells respond to GASTRIN by releasing histamine
which acts as a paracrine stimulator of the release of HYDROCHLORIC ACID from the
GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS.