Pyloric gastric gland
System
Digestive
SNOMED CT
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Pyloric gastric gland
Definition
The gastric glands in the pyloric region of the stomach; the pyloric glands secrete mucin, which coats the stomach and protects it, and hormones such as gastrin and enkephalin[MP].
Also known as glandula pylorica, pyloric antrum gland, pyloric gland, pyloric mucuous gland — per UBERON
The Pyloric gastric gland is a part of the Digestive.