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III.4. Hormonal regulation of the gastrointestinal system

Various endocrine cells (Table 3) are situated in the gastrointestinal system.  Two main cell types are identified histologically:

enterochromaffin cells

mainly in the gastric mucosa, or in the intestine  

argophilic cells

everywhere in the gastrointestinal system

their number is twice that of the enterochromaffin cells

Table 3. The gastrointestinal hormone family