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.
This page is a simple summary of the locations of the main endocrine glands in the human body, and the hormones secreted by these glands. Endocrine Gland. Hormone(s) Secreted. Function(s) of Hormones. (1) Hypothalamus. Part of the Brain: The Control and Relay Centre of the Endocrine System.