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Pyloric Antrum  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The region between the sharp indentation at the lower third of the STOMACH (incisura angularis) and the junction of the PYLORUS with the DUODENUM. Pyloric antral glands contain mucus-secreting cells and gastrin-secreting endocrine cells (G CELLS).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Antrum, Pyloric
  • Gastric Antrum

In other languages

  • French

  • Antre du pylore
  • Petite tubérosité
  • Vestibule pylorique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LPMLDFKK-D

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