Preferred Label : somatostatin-secreting cells;
MeSH definition : Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS.
D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner.
Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal
tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH
HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.;
MeSH synonym : d cells; delta cells; somatostatin cell; somatostatin-secreting cell; delta cell; d cell; somatostatin cells; somatostatin secreting cells;
MeSH hyponym : pancreatic delta cells; gastric delta cells; Gastric delta Cell; delta Cell, Gastric; delta Cells, Gastric; Gastric D Cells; D Cell, Gastric; D Cells, Gastric; Gastric D Cell; Pancreatic delta Cell; delta Cell, Pancreatic; delta Cells, Pancreatic; Pancreatic D Cells; D Cells, Pancreatic; Pancreatic D Cell;
MeSH annotation : /transpl: if from pancreas, coordinate with ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatostatin-secreting cells;
Origin ID : D019864;
UMLS CUI : C0524984;
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
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- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS.
D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner.
Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal
tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH
HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.