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.