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Enterochromaffin-like Cells

Known as: Enterochromaffin-Like Cell, Enterochromaffin like Cells, ECL Cells 
Irregular-shaped argyrophilic cells which produce histamine, chromogranin A/pancreastatin, and an as yet unidentified peptide hormone. They are the… 
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Predictive Value of Gastrin Levels for the Diagnosis of Gastric Enterochromaffin-Like Cell Hyperplasia in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Aim: Gastrin and chromogranin A (CgA) levels have been tested for the diagnosis of enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia (ECLH… 
2000
2000
Octreotide inhibits the enterochromaffin-like cell but not peroxisome proliferator-induced hypergastrinemia.
The peroxisome proliferator ciprofibrate induces hypergastrinemia and as a consequence, enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell… 
1999
1999
Biological activity of carboxy-terminal gastrin analogs.
Review
1998
Review
1998
Gastrin and the Enterochromaffin-Like Cell: An Acid Update
Gastrin is synthesized and secreted mostly in a heptadecapeptide form from neurocrine G cells located in the antrum. The… 
1997
1997
Peptide YY inhibition of rat gastric enterochromaffin-like cell function.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Gastric acid secretion after depletion of enterochromaffin-like cell histamine. A study with a-fluoromethylhistidine in rats
Background: Histamine is thought to play a central role in the regulation of gastric acid secretion. In the rat oxyntic mucosa… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Neurohormonal modulation of rat enterochromaffin-like cell histamine secretion.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Gastric mucosal cells and nerve terminals contain at least acetylcholine, adrenergic agents, vasoactive… 
1996
1996
Autoregulation of enterochromaffin-like cell histamine secretion via the histamine 3 receptor subtype.
INTRODUCTION: The neuroendocrine histamine-secreting cell of the gastric fundus, the enferochromaffin-like cell, is the principal… 
1996
1996
Depletion of enterochromaffin-like cell histamine increases histidine decarboxylase and chromogranin A mRNA levels in rat stomach by a gastrin-independent mechanism.
BACKGROUND Gastrin activates histidine decarboxylase (HDC) and increases HDC and chromogranin A (CGA) mRNA levels in histamine… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
The pathobiology of the human enterochromaffin-like cell.
The significance of the enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell as a critical endocrine regulator of gastric fundic mucosal function has… 
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