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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Pancreatic Hormones

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Pancreatic Hormones  

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  • /biosyn /physiol permitted

Scope note

  • Peptide hormones secreted into the blood by cells in the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS of the pancreas. The alpha cells secrete glucagon; the beta cells secrete insulin; the delta cells secrete somatostatin; and the PP cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide.

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  • 74

In other languages

  • haimahormonit

    Finnish

  • haimahormoni
  • haiman hormoni
  • haiman hormonit
  • pankreaksen hormoni
  • pankreaksen hormonit
  • pankreashormoni
  • pankreashormonit
  • Bukspottkörtelhormoner

    Swedish

  • Pankreashormoner

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010187

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