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Pancreatic Hormones MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pancreatic Hormones
Tree Number(s)
D06.472.699.587
D12.644.548.586
Unique ID
D010187
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010187
Annotation
/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.
NLM Classification #
WK 802
See Also
Receptors, Pancreatic Hormone
Public MeSH Note
74
History Note
74
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Pancreatic Hormones Preferred
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