APUD
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Acronym of amine precursor uptake (and) decarboxylation.
Noun
[edit]APUD (plural APUDs)
- (usually attributive, endocrinology, of cells) That secrete low molecular weight polypeptide hormones, such as gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and motilin.
- 1981, F. T. Bosman, J. W. Louwerens, “APUD cells in teratomas.”, in The American journal of pathology, →PMID:
- More recently it has been proposed that the APUD cell types of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts originate from neuroendocrine-programmed ectoblast.
