Medical Definition of Argentaffin cell
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| A cell that contains granules of silver deposits from a silver nitrate solution. They secrete serotonin and are found mostly in the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract, but are of neural crest origin (APUD cells).
See: enteroendocrine cells.
(05 Mar 2000)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Argentaffin Cell
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