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FIGURE 9.22 Schematic representation of the microscopic structure of a gastric gland. The relative proportion of different cell types varies across the stomach. In the cardia, mucous cells predominate. The body (‘fundic’) glands contain the great bulk of secretory parietal and chief cells. In the antrum, gastrin-producing endocrine cells are prominent.