<Tr> <Th> TH </Th> <Td> H3. 04.02. 1.00031 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> A gastric chief cell (or peptic cell, or gastric zymogenic cell) is a type of cell in the stomach that releases pepsinogen and gastric lipase and is the cell responsible for secretion of chymosin in ruminants . The cell stains basophilic upon H&E staining due to the large proportion of rough endoplasmic reticulum in its cytoplasm . Gastric chief cells are generally located deep in the mucosal layer of the stomach lining . </P> <P> Chief cells release the zymogen (enzyme precursor) pepsinogen when stimulated by a variety of factors including cholinergic activity from the vagus nerve and acidic condition in the stomach . Gastrin and secretin may also act as secretagogues . </P>

Where are chief cells found in the stomach