part of part of stomach epithelium of stomach stomach non-glandular epithelium http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Mammalian_Stomachs_remake.png todo - clarify if mucus glands are also excluded, in addition to gastric glands. See notes for rumen. stomach aglandular epithelium OWL definition to be added later Am epithelium that lines the stomach which lacks glands. In addition to a glandular epithelium, the stomachs of some vertebrates also has a second region characterized by a nonglandular epithelium, devoid of gastric glands. stomach squamous epithelium UBERON:0010040 this region may develop from the base of the esophagus (some herbivores) - in rodents, loss of the gastric glands in the mucosa leavea a nonglandular epithelial stomach in which smooth muscle contractions knead and mix digesta. This can be keratinized. non-glandular epithelium