Parietal cells (also known as oxyntic cells) are epithelial cells in the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid (HCl) and intrinsic factor. These cells are located in the gastric glands found in the ...

Parietal cells secrete hydrochloric acid. Chief cells secrete pepsinogen. Enteroendocrine cells secrete various hormones.

autoimmune gastritis and stomach and esophageal cancers have one thing in common – they involve disruptions of the normal activity of parietal cells (PCs) in the stomach, the only cells in the ...