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Pancreatic Alpha Cell

Pancreatic Alpha Cell

Pancreatic alpha cells release glucagon, a hormone that helps coordinate fuel availability, especially during fasting.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000171View source record ↗

Overview

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Pancreatic alpha cells release glucagon, a hormone that helps coordinate fuel availability, especially during fasting.

Quick Facts

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Body systemMetabolism & Energy
Typical locationIslets of Langerhans in the pancreas
Lineage / classPancreatic endocrine
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000171

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeEndocrine Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Pancreatic Alpha Cell · Cell type
Endocrine Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Pancreatic Alpha Cell · Cell type
Pancreatic Alpha Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Endocrine Cell · Cell type

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databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Pancreatic Alpha Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000171).