islet of Langerhans

Term ID

UBERON:0000006

Synonyms

• island of Langerhans
• island of pancreas
• islets of Langerhans
• pancreatic insula
• pancreatic islet

Definition

the clusters of hormone-producing cells that are scattered throughout the pancreas A03.734.414

References

• AAO:0010406
• BTO:0000991
• CALOHA:TS-0741
• EFO:0000856
• EMAPA:32927
• EV:0100130
• GAID:324
• MA:0000127
• MAT:0000076
• MESH:D007515
• MIAA:0000076
• NCIT:C12608
• UMLS:C0022131
• VHOG:0000646
• XAO:0000159
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islets_of_Langerhans
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0022131

Ontology

Cell Ontology