APUD cell
APUD cell noun: any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.
Noun
APUD cell (plural APUD cells)
- Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.
Forms of APUD cell
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Origin of APUD cell
Initialism, from amine precursor uptake and decarboxylase; named by the scientist A. G. E. Pearse, who developed the concept in the early 1960s.
Words formed from APUD cell
Questions about APUD cell
- What does APUD cell mean?
- APUD cell means any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.
- What part of speech is APUD cell?
- APUD cell is a noun.
- What is the plural of APUD cell?
- The plural of APUD cell is APUD cells.
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