APUD cell

noun

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

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Meanings

nounAPUD cell (plural APUD cells)

plural APUD cells

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

Origin

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

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APA

APUD cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/APUD%20cell

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Chicago

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