| Name: | islet |
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| Definition: | Portion of tissue composed of a group of cells in the pancreas producing insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. Part of the endocrine pancreas. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005755] |
| Name: | pancreatic A cell |
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| Synonyms: | alpha cell |
| Definition: | |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009104] |