Term: pancreatic epsilon cell transdifferentiation
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Name: pancreatic epsilon cell
Synonyms: pancreatic E cell
Definition: Ghrelin secreting cells found in the found in the exocrine pancreas.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005598]
Name: transdifferentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The conversion of a differentiated cell of one fate into a differentiated cell of another fate without first undergoing cell division or reversion to a more primitive or stem cell-like fate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060290]    QuickGO    AmiGO