Term Name: | cardiac gastric gland |
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Synonyms: | cardiac gland, gardiac gland, gastric cardiac gland, gastric cardiac mucuous gland, gastric gland of cardia, glandula cardiaca (gaster) |
Definition: | A gastric gland in the cardiac region of the stomach; cardiac glands are fewer in number than in the fundus and body, and secrete mucin which coats the stomach and protects it[MP] |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0008859] |