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pancreatic A cell
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A type of enteocrine cell found in the periphery of the islets of Langerhans that secretes glucagon. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0721662544 ]
Term info
Label
pancreatic A cell
Synonyms
- alpha cell of islet of Langerhans
- pancreatic alpha cell
Subsets
human_reference_atlas
RO 0002175
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
Subclass of:
- epithelial cell of pancreas
- pancreactic component
- cell part
- endocrine cell
- part of some islet of Langerhans
- located_in some pancreas