Gastric cells

Gastric cells
Cells found in the gastric glands include
-Foveolar cells – also called mucous neck cells – produce mucus
-Chief cells – Zymogen cells/ peptic cells – zymogens – pepsinogen (precursor to pepsin) and prorennin [in childhood only ]
-Parietal cells – oxyntic cells -secrets : HCl , castle’s intrinsic factor
-G cells – secret : gastrin hormone
-D-cells – secret : somatostatin
-Enterochromaffin- like cells (ECLs) – release serotonin and histamine