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Application of the semithin-thin section technique indicates that the previously proposed identification of the ultrastructurally-defined K cell with the immunocytochemically-defined GIP cell is essentially correct.
The K cell is established as a distinct entity and the way is open for an explanation of its role in the physiology and pathology of the gastroenteropancreatic system.
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Buchan, A.M.J., Polak, J.M., Capella, C. et al. Electronimmunocytochemical evidence for the K cell localization of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) im man. Histochemistry 56, 37–44 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00492251
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