In fact, someone began ringing the church bells which usually signified a fire. The sentry called for help, setting up the clash which we now call the Boston Massacre. A group of soldiers led by Captain Thomas Preston came to the rescue of the lone sentry. Captain Preston and his detachment of seven or eight men were quickly surrounded. All attempts to calm the crowd proved useless. At this point, the accounts of the event vary drastically.
chief cells - One of the two glandular epithelial cell types located in the basal half of gastric glands; they synthesize and secrete pepsinogen, the inactive precursor to the proteolytic enzyme pepsin; they appear smaller and with a more darkly staining granular cytoplasm than the neighboring parietal cells.
1 The pituitary, pineal and parathyroid glands are neuroendocrine glands. 2  The thyroid gland is not a neuroendocrine gland, but it contains scattered neuroendocrine cells known as C cells. 3  The adrenal glands are made up of a non-neuroendocrine area called the cortex, and a central neuroendocrine gland called the medulla. Neuroendocrine cells in the digestive system regulate intestinal movements and the release of digestive enzymes. 2  Neuroendocrine cells in the respiratory system are believed to play a role in the developmental stages of the respiratory organs. 3  They also regulate respiratory function.