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Pancreatic Beta Cell

Pancreatic Beta Cell

Pancreatic beta cells release insulin when blood glucose and other signals indicate that fuel is available.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000169View source record ↗

Overview

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Pancreatic beta cells release insulin when blood and other signals indicate that fuel is available.

Quick Facts

AT A GLANCE
Body systemMetabolism & Energy
Typical locationIslets of Langerhans in the pancreas
Lineage / classPancreatic endocrine
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000169

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

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Pancreatic Beta Cell.

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

Pancreatic Beta Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000169).