Cell's that contain granules which precipitate silver from an ammoniacal silver nitrate solution. ... See: enteroendocrine cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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So-called because they will form cytoplasmic deposits of metallic silver from silver salts. Their characteristic histochemical behaviour arises from 5-HT (serotonin), which they secrete. Found chiefly in the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract (though possibly of neural crest origin) their function is rather obscure, although there is a widely distributed family of such paracrine (local endocrine) cells (APUD cells).
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. cells that contain granules that precipitate silver from an ammoniac silver nitrate solution.
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