Tumor of which of the following type of cells result in Zollinger Ellison syndrome?
Correct Answer: G cells
Description: Zollinger Ellison syndrome is a malignancy of the gastrin secreting G cells present in the antral mucosa of the stomach. Parietal cells secrete acid and intrinsic factor, chief cells secretes pepsinogen, ECL cells synthesize histamine, and secretin is synthesized by the S cells of the duodenum. Ref: LANGE'S Gastrointestinal Physiology By Kim E Barrett chapter 3.
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