P/D1 cell
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Cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that produce ghrelin. Removal of these cells in gastric bypass surgery has a profound impact on later appetite regulation. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Inui A, Asakawa A, Bowers CY, et al. (2004). "Ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility: the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ". FASEB J. 18 (3): 439–56. doi:10.1096/fj.03-0641rev. PMID 15003990. http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/full/18/3/439.
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