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Chief Cells, Gastric

Introduction: Chief Cells, Gastric

Description of Chief Cells, Gastric

Chief 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

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