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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D058954
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D058954
Preferred Name

Pancreatic Stellate Cells

Definitions
Star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cells located in the periacinar, perivascular, and periductal regions of the EXOCRINE PANCREAS. They play a key role in the pathobiology of FIBROSIS; PANCREATITIS; and PANCREATIC CANCER.
Synonyms
Cells, Pancreatic Stellate
Stellate Cell, Pancreatic
Pancreatic Stellate Cell
Cell, Pancreatic Stellate
Stellate Cells, Pancreatic
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