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APUD
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apud ápud
English
Etymology
en amine precursor uptake (and) decarboxylation.
Noun
en usually attributive endocrinology of cells That secrete low molecular weight polypeptide hormones, such as gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and motilin.
en 1981 F. T. Bosman; J. W. Louwerens APUD cells in teratomas. The American journal of pathology 6114639 More recently it has been proposed that the APUD cell types of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts originate from neuroendocrine-programmed ectoblast.
See also
DNES
References
Anagrams
en adpu APDU