"APUD Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D001078
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.382.249 A11.382.944.500
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| Concept/Terms |
APUD Cells- APUD Cells
- APUD Cell
- Cell, APUD
- Cells, APUD
- Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation Cells
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