type B pancreatic cell

Term ID

CL:0000169

Synonyms

• B-cell of pancreatic islet
• beta cell
• beta cell islet
• beta cell of pancreatic islet
• insulin-secreting cell
• pancreatic B cell
• pancreatic B-cell
• pancreatic beta cell
• pancreatic islet core
• type B enteroendocrine cell

Definition

A cell that secretes insulin and is located towards the center of the islets of Langerhans. (2)

References

• BTO:0000783
• EV:0200009
• FMA:70586
• MA:0002419
• ncithesaurus:Beta_Cell

Ontology

Cell Ontology