mucous neck cell

The upper part of the glands consist of mucous neck cells; in this part the dividing cells are seen.

Foveolar cells are also known as surface mucous cells or mucous neck cells, depending on the location.

These stem cells differentiate into mucous neck cells in the isthmus and transition into chief cells as they migrate towards the base.

Whether this low pepsinogen A:C ratio is caused by hyperplasia of the mucous neck cells in the gastric body or inflammation of the antrum remains to be established.