dictionary help| parietal cell | medical dictionary |
One of the cell's of the gastric glands; it lies upon the basement membrane, covered by the chief cell's, and secretes hydrochloric acid that reaches the lumen of the gland through fine intracellular and intercellular canals (canaliculi).
Synonyms: acid cell, oxyntic cell.
(05 Mar 2000)
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