Term: | islet leukocyte |
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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: | islet |
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Synonyms: | |
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: | leukocyte |
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Synonyms: | immune cell, leucocyte, white blood cell |
Definition: | An achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages, found in blood or other tissue. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009309] |