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Pancreatic hormones

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004704

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004704
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoHormones; Pancreatic hormone receptors; Insulin; Somatostatin; Glucagon; Pancreatic polypeptide
TranslationsSpanish: hormonas pancreáticas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004704",
  "term": "Pancreatic hormones",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "hormones",
    "pancreatic hormone receptors",
    "insulin",
    "somatostatin",
    "glucagon",
    "pancreatic polypeptide"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hormonas pancreáticas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pancreatic-hormones/"
}

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