Chief Cell - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Chief Cell;

NCIt synonyms : Chief Cells;

NCIt definition : One of three cell types that are found in the gastric or parathyroid glands, or in the carotid body. Gastric chief cells secrete pepsinogen and chymosin. Parathyroid chief cells secrete parathyroid hormone. Type 1 (chief) cells in the carotid body contain neurosecretory vesicles that may play a role in chemoreception.;

Details

Origin ID

C12580;

UMLS CUI

C1516470;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Chief cell [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Chief cell [FMA entity]

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