Endocrine cells of the gastric mucosa of Rana temporaria L.

The endocrine cells of the gastric mucosa of Rana temporaria have been studied according to the ultrastructure, the staining properties of the granules with Masson Fontana's and Grimelius' silver methods, silver impregnation of Davenport on deplasticised semithin sections and immunocytochemical techniques. Seven different types of endocrine cells have been described. Six were regarded as belonging to known types: G, A, EC, ECL, D and P cells. One type was considered as unclassifiable.