National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Alpha Cell

Synonyms

Glucagon Cell

Glucagon Secreting Cell

Alpha Cell

Definitions

A cell in the periphery of the pancreatic islets that secretes glucagon.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32052

code

C32052

DEFINITION

A cell in the periphery of the pancreatic islets that secretes glucagon.

FULL_SYN

Glucagon Cell

Glucagon Secreting Cell

Alpha Cell

label

Alpha Cell

Legacy Concept Name

Alpha_Cell

Preferred_Name

Alpha Cell

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32052

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0030280

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32885

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