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pancreas hormone
Broader Terms:
peptide hormone
Narrower Terms:
glucagon
Narrower Terms:
insulin
Narrower Terms:
pancreatic polypeptide
Scope Note:
peptide hormones secreted into the blood by cells in the pancreatic islets: alpha cells secrete glucagon; beta cells secrete insulin; delta cells secrete somatostatin; and PP cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide.
Term Number:
2202-0861
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