The layer of cells that line the stomach -- the gastric epithelium -- form gastric glands, or pits, and these contain the cells that can give rise to stomach cancer. The cells in our body acquire ...

The layer of cells that line the stomach – the gastric epithelium – form gastric glands, or pits, and these contain the cells that can give rise to stomach cancer. The cells in our body ...

Read the paper: The somatic mutation landscape of normal gastric epithelium In the inner surface layer (epithelium) of the stomach, gastric glands produce mucus to protect the stomach lining ...