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Term:
dilated Brunner's gland (MP:0012519)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
absent Brunner's glands  
Brunner’s gland hyperplasia 
dilated Brunner's gland  
stretched or widened aperture of the luminal space of one or more of the branched acinotubular glands found in the submucosa of the duodenum located above the Sphincter of Oddi; their main function is to produce a mucus-rich alkaline secretion (containing bicarbonate) to protect the duodenum from the acidic content of chyme, provide an alkaline condition for the intestinal enzymes to be active (thus enabling absorption to take place), and lubricate the intestinal walls; they also secrete urogastrone, which inhibits parietal and chief cells of the stomach from secreting acid and their digestive enzymes

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Brunner's gland dilation ;   dilated Brunner's glands ;   dilated duodenal gland ;   dilated duodenal glands ;   dilated gland of Brunner ;   dilated glands of Brunner ;   dilated glandula duodenales ;   dilated glandula duodenales Brunneri ;   duodenal gland dilation
Definition Sources: MGI:anna

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