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APUD cell

noun

Etymology

Initialism, from amine precursor uptake and decarboxylase; named by the scientist A. G. E. Pearse, who developed the concept in the early 1960s.

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a…

    Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for APUD cell. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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