Chief Cells, Gastric
Synonyms
Cell, Gastric Zymogenic
Cells, Gastric Zymogenic
Chief Cell, Gastric
Gastric Chief Cell
Gastric Chief Cells
Gastric Zymogenic Cell
Gastric Zymogenic Cells
Zymogenic Cell, Gastric
Zymogenic Cells, Gastric
Epithelial cells that line the basal half of the GASTRIC GLANDS. Chief cells synthesize and export an inactive enzyme PEPSINOGEN which is converted into the highly proteolytic enzyme PEPSIN in the acid environment of the STOMACH.