MeSH definition : Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE
or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural
origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD
cells.;
MeSH synonym : cell, apud; apud cell; cells, apud; amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation cells;
MeSH annotation : named APUD from Amine Precursor Uptake & Decarboxylation; use term only when used
by author;
Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE
or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural
origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD
cells.