Preferred Label : Islet of Langerhans;
NCIt synonyms : Langerhans Islets; Pancreatic Islets; Islands of Langerhans; Islet Cells; Pars Endocrina Pancreatis;
NCIt related terms : PANCREAS, ENDOCRINE; Endocrine Pancreas; Islets of Langerhans; Human Pancreatic Islet Cells;
NCIt definition : A specialized region of tissue located within the parenchyma of the pancreas that
contains a mixed population of distinct endocrine cells, including beta, alpha, pancreatic
polypeptide, delta, and epsilon cells, which respectively produce and secrete insulin,
glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin, and ghrelin.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The pancreatic tissue that contains the islets of Langerhans. It is responsible
for the production and secretions of the pancreatic hormones. (NCI);
Origin ID : C12608;
UMLS CUI : C0022131;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Associated anatomy of gene products
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
- is_normal_tissue_origin_of_disease
- is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
- tissue_is_expression_site_of_gene_product
