loading...| Preferred Name | tail of pancreas | |
| Synonyms |
cauda pancreatis left extremity of pancreas pancreas tail pancreatic tail |
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| Definitions |
The tail of the pancreas, located anatomically left near the hilum of the spleen, is not simply an anatomical distinction. The tail is the only part of the pancreas which contains Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells, which are responsible for secreting pancreatic polypeptide to coordinate exocrine and islet enzyme release. PP cells are found in the tail's periphery. Beta cells and delta cells are found in the central part of the tail as with the rest of the pancreas. The cells described above are located exclusively in the islet cells; their secretions reach exocrine portions of the pancreas via the capillary network surrounding the islet cell populations. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001151 |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C12271 UMLS:C0227590 VHOG:0000452 SCTID:245382003 Wikipedia:Tail_of_pancreas EHDAA2:0001390 EMAPA:17511 FMA:14519 MA:0000123 |
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| definition |
The tail of the pancreas, located anatomically left near the hilum of the spleen, is not simply an anatomical distinction. The tail is the only part of the pancreas which contains Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP) cells, which are responsible for secreting pancreatic polypeptide to coordinate exocrine and islet enzyme release. PP cells are found in the tail's periphery. Beta cells and delta cells are found in the central part of the tail as with the rest of the pancreas. The cells described above are located exclusively in the islet cells; their secretions reach exocrine portions of the pancreas via the capillary network surrounding the islet cell populations. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Illu_pancreas_duodenum.jpg https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/pancreas-male/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-m-pancreas.glb https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/pancreas-female/v1.3/assets/3d-vh-f-pancreas.glb |
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| has_exact_synonym |
left extremity of pancreas pancreas tail pancreatic tail |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
cauda pancreatis |
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| homology_notes |
Hagfish and lampreys may have one or more endocrine buds - and later the vertebrate pancreas develop as independent ventral and dorsal buds that eventually fuse to become one organ.[well established][VHOG] |
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| id |
UBERON:0001151 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
tail of pancreas |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001151 |
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| preferred label |
tail of pancreas |
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| prefLabel |
tail of pancreas |
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| RO_0002175 | ||
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