PYLORIC GLAND
\pa͡ɪlˈɒɹɪk ɡlˈand], \paɪlˈɒɹɪk ɡlˈand], \p_aɪ_l_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_k ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\
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Surface epithelium in the stomach that invaginates into the lamina propria, forming gastric pits. Tubular glands, characteristic of each region of the stomach (cardiac, gastric, and pyloric), empty into the gastric pits. The gastric mucosa is made up of several different kinds of cells.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.