Preferred Label : Islet of Langerhans;
NCIt synonyms : Langerhans Islets; Pancreatic Islets; Islands of Langerhans; Islet Cells; Pars Endocrina Pancreatis; Endocrine Pancreas;
NCIt related terms : PANCREAS, ENDOCRINE; 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