loading...| Preferred Name |
pancreatic islet |
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| Synonyms |
islets of Langerhans |
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| Definitions |
irregular microscopic structures, varying from a few to hundreds of cells, scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine portion; cell types include: alpha, secreting glucagon; beta, secreting insulin; delta, secreting somatostatin; and PP, secreting pancreatic polypeptide. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2204-1776 |
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| altLabel |
islets of Langerhans pancreatic alpha cell pancreas delta cell pancreas alpha cell pancreatic delta cell pancreas beta cell pancreatic beta cell |
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| cui |
C0030281 C0030280 C0229598 C0022131 |
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| definition |
irregular microscopic structures, varying from a few to hundreds of cells, scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine portion; cell types include: alpha, secreting glucagon; beta, secreting insulin; delta, secreting somatostatin; and PP, secreting pancreatic polypeptide. |
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| DID |
2204-1776 |
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| notation |
2204-1776 |
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| prefLabel |
pancreatic islet |
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| tui |
T025 T023 |
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| subClassOf |