See also: apud and ápud

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Etymology

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Acronym of amine precursor uptake (and) decarboxylation.

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APUD (plural APUDs)

  1. (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.

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