Medical Definition of Pancreatic islands

1. Groups of cells found within the pancreas: A cells and B-cells secrete insulin and glucagon. See: D cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pancreatic Islands

pancreatic diarrhoea
pancreatic digestion
pancreatic diverticula
pancreatic dornase
pancreatic duct
pancreatic encephalopathy
pancreatic enzyme
pancreatic extracts
pancreatic fibrosis
pancreatic fistula
pancreatic hormones
pancreatic hyperglycaemic hormone
pancreatic infantilism
pancreatic insufficiency
pancreatic islands (current term)
pancreatic isleT-cell tumours
pancreatic islets
pancreatic juice
pancreatic juices
pancreatic lymph nodes
pancreatic neoplasms
pancreatic notch
pancreatic plexus
pancreatic polypeptide
pancreatic pseudocyst
pancreatic pseudocysts
pancreatic sphincter
pancreatic steatorrhoea
pancreatic vein

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