This class is deprecated.
Deprecated since version 2.38
Replaced by http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000006
Reason: Use http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000006
label: islet of Langerhans
obsolete_islet of LangerhansDeprecated
Irregular microscopic structures scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine part (the endocrine pancreas). In humans, they are composed of at least four types of cells: the alpha cells, which secrete glucagon; the beta cells, which are the most abundant and secrete insulin; the delta cells, which secrete somatostatin; and the PP cells, which secrete pancreatic polypeptide. Degeneration of the beta cells, whose secretion (insulin) is important in carbohydrate metabolism, is the major cause of type I diabetes mellitus.
Also appears inpride
Exact Synonyms
island of Langerhans
island of pancreas
pancreatic islet
class Information
has_dbxref
obsoleted_in_version
2.38
organizational_class
true
reason_for_obsolescence
Use http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000006 label: islet of Langerhans
term editor
James Malone
term replaced by
class Relations
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