The gastric glands in the pyloric region of the stomach; the pyloric glands secrete mucin, which coats the stomach and protects it, and hormones such as gastrin and enkephalin[MP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyloric_gland MP:0010797 ]
Synonyms: pyloric antrum gland pyloric gland glandula pylorica pyloric mucuous gland
Term information
- NCIT:C33431
- FMA:14922
- SCTID:70710007
- Wikipedia:Pyloric_gland
- EMAPA:27211
- UMLS:C0227239 (ncithesaurus:Pyloric_Gland)
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Term relations
- gastric gland
- mucous gland
- contributes to morphology of some pylorus
- has quality some tubular
- part of some mucosa of pylorus