The homeodomain transcription factor PDX-1 plays a key role in endocrine and exocrine differentiation processes of the pancreas. PDX-1 is also essential for differentiation of endocrine cells in the ...

Ikoma, Japan – The gastric corpus, which is a major component of the glandular stomach, is composed of parietal, chief, pit, and neck cells. Each of these specialized epithelial cells play an ...

New York, New York — Current research suggests that levels of gastrin play a key role in the development of Helicobacter-induced stomach cancer. The related report by Takaishi et al, "Gastrin is an ...

The study states that how gastric disorders such as intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancerare caused by the flaws in the procss of digstion. The parietal, chief, pit, and neck cells make up the ...

The epidemiology of gastric cancer is changing in the United States, say researchers. Incidence rates of noncardia gastric cancer are rising among individuals younger than 50 years, although it's ...

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a spectrum of gastric emptying abnormalities, including transient slow gastric emptying, transient fast gastric emptying, persistent slow or delayed gastric ...