"Gastric Mucosa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Lining of the STOMACH, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. The surface cells produce MUCUS that protects the stomach from attack by digestive acid and enzymes. When the epithelium invaginates into the LAMINA PROPRIA at various region of the stomach (CARDIA; GASTRIC FUNDUS; and PYLORUS), different tubular gastric glands are formed. These glands consist of cells that secrete mucus, enzymes, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, or hormones.
| Descriptor ID |
D005753
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.875.875.440 A10.615.550.291
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastric Mucosa- Gastric Mucosa
- Gastric Mucosas
- Mucosa, Gastric
- Mucosas, Gastric
Pyloric Glands- Pyloric Glands
- Gland, Pyloric
- Glands, Pyloric
- Pyloric Gland
Cardiac Glands- Cardiac Glands
- Cardiac Gland
- Gland, Cardiac
- Glands, Cardiac
Gastric Glands- Gastric Glands
- Gastric Gland
- Gland, Gastric
- Glands, Gastric
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