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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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2017
2017
Neuroendokrine Neoplasien des Magens
ZusammenfassungEinleitungNeuroendokrine Neoplasien (NEN) werden in 3 Subgruppen unterteilt, die mit unterschiedlichem… 
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… 
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… 
1998
1998
Effects of Daily Fat or Ethanol Ingestion on the Cholecystokinin- Pancreas and the Gastrin- Enterochromaffin-Like Cell Axes in Rats
Background/Aims: Ingestion of fat and ethanol is thought to contribute to the development of pancreatitis through the release of… 
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
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… 
1994
1994
Three months of octreotide treatment decreases gastric acid secretion and argyrophil cell density in patients with Zollinger‐Ellison syndrome and antral G‐cell hyperfunction
Methods: The effects of three months of treatment with octreotide on gastric acid hypersecretion induced by hypergastrinaemia… 
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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