| Wasmann, Adolphus | <person> 19th century German anatomist. See: Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Wasmann's glands | Branched tubular glands lying in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach; such glands contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid, zymogen cells that produce pepsin, and mucous cells. Synonym: glandulae gastricae, glandulae propriae, fundus glands, gastric follicles, Wasmann's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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