Cells with the capacity to take up and decarboxylate the amine precursors DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE or 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN. This is a property of endocrine cells of neural and non-neural origin. APUDOMA is a general term collectively applied to tumors associated with APUD cells.

Annotation

named APUD from Amine Precursor Uptake & Decarboxylation; use term only when used by author

DUI

D001078 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0001632

History note

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Public note

78