| Term: | extrapancreatic duct endocrine cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | extrapancreatic duct |
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| Definition: | Portion of the pancreatic duct, external to the pancreas body that connects the pancreas with the hepatopancreatic ampulla. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005346] |
| Name: | endocrine cell |
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| Synonyms: | endocrine cells |
| Definition: | A cell of an endocrine gland, ductless glands that secrete substances which are released directly into the circulation and which influence metabolism and other body functions. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009096] |