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Descriptor English: Glucagon-Secreting Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células Secretoras de Glucagón
Descriptor células secretoras de glucagón
Entry term(s) células alfa del páncreas
células alfa pancreáticas
Scope note: Tipo de células pancreáticas que representan aproximadamente el 5-20 por ciento de las células de los islotes. Las células alfa segregan GLUCAGÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células Secretoras de Glucagon
Descriptor French: Cellules à glucagon
Entry term(s): Cell, Glucagon-Secreting
Cells, Glucagon-Secreting
Glucagon Secreting Cells
Glucagon-Secreting Cell
Pancreatic A Cell
Pancreatic A Cells
Pancreatic alpha Cell
Pancreatic alpha Cells
alpha Cell, Pancreatic
alpha Cells, Pancreatic
Tree number(s): A03.734.414.065
A06.300.414.043
A06.390.087
A11.382.625.064
A11.436.294.064
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050416
Scope note: A type of pancreatic cell representing about 5-20% of the islet cells. Alpha cells secrete GLUCAGON.
Annotation: /transpl: do not routinely coordinate with ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Glucagon (1970-2005)
Islets of Langerhans (1970-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see ISLETS OF LANGERHANS 1980-2005
History Note: 2006; use ISLETS OF LANGERHANS 1980-2005
DeCS ID: 50366
Unique ID: D050416
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Glucagon-Secreting Cells - Preferred
Concept UI M0011742
Scope note A type of pancreatic cell representing about 5-20% of the islet cells. Alpha cells secrete GLUCAGON.
Preferred term Glucagon-Secreting Cells
Entry term(s) Cell, Glucagon-Secreting
Cells, Glucagon-Secreting
Glucagon Secreting Cells
Glucagon-Secreting Cell
Pancreatic A Cell
Pancreatic A Cells
Pancreatic alpha Cell
Pancreatic alpha Cells
alpha Cell, Pancreatic
alpha Cells, Pancreatic



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