APUD cell

English

Etymology

Initialism, from amine precursor uptake and decarboxylase; named by the scientist A. G. E. Pearse, who developed the concept in the early 1960s.

Noun

APUD cell (plural APUD cells)

1. Any of a group of endocrine cells that share the function of secreting a low-molecular-weight polypeptide hormone.

Derived terms

• apudoma

Anagrams

• called up