Foveolar cell
Mucus-producing cells in stomach lining protective against gastric acid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Foveolar cells or surface mucous cells, are mucus-producing cells which cover the inside of the stomach, protecting it from the corrosive nature of gastric acid.[1][lower-alpha 1] These cells line the gastric mucosa and the gastric pits. Mucous neck cells are found in the necks of the gastric glands. The mucus-secreting cells of the stomach can be distinguished histologically from the intestinal goblet cells, another type of mucus-secreting cell.
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Foveolar cells | |
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Details | |
Location | Stomach |
Function | Mucus production |
Identifiers | |
Latin | mucocytus superficialis |
TH | H3.04.02.1.00023 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
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