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  2. Delta cell - Wikipedia

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    Delta cells comprise ca 5% of the cells in the islets [1] but may interact with many more islet cells than suggested by their low numbers. In rodents, delta-cells are located in the periphery of the islets; in humans the islet architecture is generally less organized and delta-cells are frequently observed inside the islets as well. [2]

  3. Pancreatic islets - Wikipedia

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    There are about 1 million islets distributed throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human. While islets vary in size, the average diameter is about 0.2 mm. [5]:928 Each islet is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin, fibrous, connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas.

  4. List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

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    Muscle Myoblast → Myocyte; ... Delta cell; Enterochromaffin-like cell ... Pancreatic stellate cell; Islets of Langerhans. Alpha cell; Beta cell; PP cell (F cell ...

  5. Beta cell - Wikipedia

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    Human pancreatic islet by immunostaining. Nuclei of cells are shown in blue (DAPI). Beta cells are shown in green (Insulin), Delta cells are shown in white (Somatostatin). Beta cells (β-cells) are specialized endocrine cells located within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans responsible for the production and release of insulin and amylin. [1]

  6. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    alpha cells of Islets of Langerhans: Glucagon receptor → cAMP: glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in liver, activates lipase enzyme in adipose tissue cells, increases blood glucose level, inhibits storage of triglyceride in liver: 32 Glucagon-like peptide-1: GLP1 Peptide: ileum: L cells: GLP1R, GLP2R: pancreatic beta cells of Islets of Langerhans

  7. Enteroendocrine cell - Wikipedia

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    Pancreatic enteroendocrine cells are located in the islets of Langerhans and produce most importantly the hormones insulin and glucagon. The autonomous nervous system strongly regulates their secretion, with parasympathetic stimulation stimulating insulin secretion and inhibiting glucagon secretion and sympathetic stimulation having opposite ...

  8. Somatostatin - Wikipedia

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    Somatostatin is secreted by delta cells at several locations in the digestive system, namely the pyloric antrum, the duodenum and the pancreatic islets. [14]Somatostatin released in the pyloric antrum travels via the portal venous system to the heart, then enters the systemic circulation to reach the locations where it will exert its inhibitory effects.

  9. Langerhans cell - Wikipedia

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    Langerhans cell is represented by a yellow oval; blue arrows correspond to is_a relations, and orange arrows correspond to develops_from relations. Only a subset of Langerhans cell parent types are included in the figure. [1] A Langerhans cell (LC) is a tissue-resident macrophage of the skin [2] once thought to be a resident dendritic cell. [3]