enteroendocrine cells


en·ter·o·en·do·crine cells

cells, scattered throughout the digestive tract and lung that are of several varieties and are believed to produce at least 20 different gastrointestinal hormones and neurotransmitters; they contain granules that may be either argentaffinic or argyrophilic. Synonym(s): enterochromaffin cells, Kulchitsky cells

en·ter·o·en·do·crine cells

(en'tĕr-ō-en'dō-krin selz) A family of cells with argyrophilic granules occurring throughout the digestive tract and believed to produce at least 20 gastrointestinal hormones and neurotransmitters.

Kulchitsky,

Nicholas, Russian histologist, 1856-1925. Kulchitsky carcinoma - a small cell carcinoma of the esophagus composed of Kulchitsky cells with neurosecretory granules.Kulchitsky cells - cells scattered throughout the digestive tract believed to produce at least 20 different gastrointestinal hormones and neurotransmitters. Synonym(s): enteroendocrine cells