词汇 | enterochromaffin |
释义 | enterochromaffin adjective anatomy specializeduk /ˌen.tər.əʊˈkrəʊ.mə.fɪn/ us /en.t̬ɚ.oʊˈkroʊ.mə.fɪn/ relating to cells found on the inside surface of the intestine(= a long tube through which food travels from the stomach) that help control the way it works: enterochromaffin cellEnterochromaffin cells produce the hormone serotonin. Enterochromaffin cells are chemosensors that detect signals such as ingested chemicals. Carcinoid tumours arise from the enterochromaffin cells throughout the gut. About 95% of serotonin is produced in enterochromaffin cells throughout the gut. Serotonin is released from enterochromaffin cells in the mucosa of the small intestine. The digestive system brush border caecal cardia chyme coeliac digestive tract intestine intraluminal jejunal jejunum lacteal large intestine mechanical digestion rectum small intestine unassimilable ureteral vermiform appendix vermiform process villous |
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