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Those with recurrent ulcer after vagotomy had either a low G cell count and incomplete vagotomy, or a high G cell count and apparently complete denervation. Two patients with hypergastrinaemia and duodenal ulcer had moderate (29 X 10(6)) or marked (56 X 10(6)) excesses of G cells. 'G cell hyperplasia' may represent the extreme end of the normal range of G cell numbers in the antrum, and can be assessed by semi-quantitative grading of G cell hyperplasia in antral biopsies. There were significant direct correlations between antral area and G cell density, between peak acid output and G cell population, and between basal plasma gastrin and G cell density (but not population). 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