Term: islet leukocyte
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Name: islet
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
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]