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APUDs

APUDs is the plural of APUD.

Meaning of APUD

Noun

APUD (plural APUDs)

  1. (attributive, usually) That secrete low molecular weight polypeptide hormones, such as gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and motilin.
    • More recently it has been proposed that the APUD cell types of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts originate from neuroendocrine-programmed ectoblast.1981, F. T. Bosman, J. W. Louwerens, “APUD cells in teratomas.”, in The American journal of pathology, →PMID

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Questions about APUDs

What is APUDs the plural of?
APUDs is the plural of APUD.

Words near APUDs in the dictionary

  1. APUD cell
  2. APUD cells
  3. apudoma
  4. apudomas
  5. apudomata
  6. APUDs
  7. apuff
  8. Apuglian
  9. Apuldram
  10. Apuleian
  11. Apuleius

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