Cell type

Enteroendocrine Cell

Enteroendocrine cells sense nutrients and other cues and release hormones that help coordinate digestion and metabolism.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000164View source record ↗

Overview

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Enteroendocrine cells sense nutrients and other cues and release hormones that help coordinate digestion and metabolism.

AT A GLANCE

Body systemTissues & Organs

Typical locationGastrointestinal lining and pancreas

Lineage / classEndocrine epithelial

Cell Ontology IDCL:0000164

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All 3 Structured Connections

Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Enteroendocrine Cell · Cell type

Epithelial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Enteroendocrine Cell · Cell type

Enteroendocrine Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Epithelial Cell · Cell type