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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > animal glands > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > animal glands > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > animal glands > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > endocrine system > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > endocrine system > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > endocrine system > endocrine glands > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > cell biology > cells > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > digestive system > pancreas > islets of Langerhans
Fields of Study > zoology > animal anatomy > digestive system > pancreas > islets of Langerhans
Animals, Livestock, One Health > zoology > animal anatomy > digestive system > pancreas > islets of Langerhans
Preferred Term:

islotes de Langerhans

Definition:
Estructuras microscópicas irregulares, que varían de algunas hasta centenares de células, esparcidas a través del páncreas y que componen su porción endocrina. Hay tres tipos de células: alfa, que secretan glucagón; beta, que secretan insulina; y delta (células D), que secretan somatostatina.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
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Términos Genéricos:
glándulas endocrinas, células, páncreas
Términos Relacionados:
Entry Terms:
  • células insulares
  • células pancreáticas beta
  • células pancreáticas alfa
  • células alfa (pancreáticas)
  • células beta (pancreáticas)
  • células pancreáticas delta
  • islotes del páncreas
  • islotes pancreáticos
  • células delta (pancreáticas)
  • células pancreáticas B
  • células pancreáticas D
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6863
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