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Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Islets of Langerhans > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Digestive System > Pancreas > Islets of Langerhans > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Cells > Epithelial Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Endocrine System > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Cells > Endocrine Cells > Enteroendocrine Cells > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Upper Gastrointestinal Tract > Stomach > Gastric Mucosa > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Tissues > Membranes > Mucous Membrane > Gastric Mucosa > Somatostatin-Secreting Cells

Preferred term

Somatostatin-Secreting Cells  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • D Cell
  • D Cells
  • delta Cell
  • delta Cells
  • Somatostatin Cell
  • Somatostatin Cells

Note

  • /transpl: if from pancreas, coordinate with ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION

Scope note

  • Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner. Somatostatin acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; gastrointestinal tract; pancreas; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.

History note

  • 2006 (1998); for PANCREATIC DELTA CELLS use ISLETS OF LANGERHANS 1991-1997

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019864

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