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Copyright ©The Author(s) 1996.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 15, 1996; 2(3): 155-157
Published online Sep 15, 1996. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v2.i3.155
Table 1 Quantitative ultrastructure analysis of neuroendocrine cells of gastric mucosa in normal subjects
Cell typeVolume fraction (%)Profiles/unit area (n/m2)Cytoplasm composition (%)Granule constituents (%)
Antrum
NE1.6 ± 0.5
G65.0 ± 2.02.4 ± 0.875.0 ± 3.016.0 ± 9.0
D9.5 ± 0.60.3 ± 0.881.0 ± 4.035.0 ± 6.0
EC8.6 ± 2.90.3 ± 0.776.0 ± 12.018.0 ± 7.0
Remaining cells16.9 ± 3.20.6 ± 0.677.0 ± 8.03.8 ± 2.9
Corpus
NE0.9 ± 0.4
ECL30.0 ± 9.01.6 ± 0.770.0 ± 2.08.0 ± 2.0
EC7.0 ± 5.00.3 ± 0.272.0 ± 13.016.0 ± 8.0
D22.0 ± 4.01.5 ± 0.881.0 ± 7.031.0 ± 5.0
P24.0 ± 7.00.8 ± 0.372.0 ± 7.06.0 ± 2.0
Remaining cells17.6 ± 8.00.9 ± 0.568.0 ± 19.03.2 ± 2.6