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Identification
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| Official Latin term |
insulae pancreaticae 
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| Official term |
pancreatic islets
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| Unit identifier | TAH:U2764 |
| Unit type | unit type set |
| Materiality | material |
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Navigation
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| Link to the unit |
pancreatic islets
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| Links of entity |
generic: pancreatic islet
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| Entity-oriented links | Universal page Definition page |
| External links | TA98 FMA PubMed |
| Partonomic links | Level 2: pancreas |
| Taxonomic links | Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended |
| Taxonomic links | Level 2: organ component |
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Taxonomic definition
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| Encyclopedic definition | irregular microscopic structures scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine part (the endocrine pancreas). In humans, they are composed of at least four types of cells: the alpha cells, which secrete glucagon; the beta cells, which are the most abundant and secrete insulin; the delta cells, which secrete somatostatin; and the PP cells, which secrete pancreatic polypeptide. Degeneration of the beta cells, whose secretion (insulin) is important in carbohydrate metabolism, is the major cause of type I diabetes mellitus. |
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Partonomy
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| TAH:E10200 |
 human body top
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| TAH:U2275 | |
| TAH:U2746 | |
| TAH:U2764 |
pancreatic islets TOS
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Taxonomy
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| Date: 20.11.2025 |