Mesh term Pancreatic Hormones
Browse to parent terms:Peptide Hormones
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Insulins
Islet Amyloid Polypeptide
Pancreatic Polypeptide
Proglucagon
Somatostatin
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