type B pancreatic cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000169
A cell that secretes insulin and is located towards the center of the islets of Langerhans. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0517223651&isbn=1/ GOC:tfm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_b_cell ]
Synonyms: pancreatic B-cell, insulin-secreting cell, pancreatic beta cell, B-cell of pancreatic islet, type B enteroendocrine cell, pancreatic B cell, pancreatic islet core, beta cell of pancreatic islet
Term info
- FMA:70586
- ncithesaurus:Beta_Cell
- EV:0200009
- MA:0002419
- BTO:0000783
human_reference_atlas
Pancreatic beta cells are also reportedly CD284-positive. Upon activation, they upregulate their CD14 expression.
beta cell islet
beta cell
Type B cell of pancreatic islet
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- enteroendocrine cell and part of some islet of Langerhans and capable of some insulin secretion
- pancreatic endocrine cell
- insulin secreting cell
- develops from some progenitor cell of endocrine pancreas
- part of some islet of Langerhans