What is Cell, delta (pancreatic)?

Alpha cell, pancreatic: A type of cell found in areas within the pancreas called the islets of Langerhans. Alpha cells make and release glucagon, which raises the level of glucose...

Beta cell, pancreatic: A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the beta cells are...

Cell, alpha (pancreatic): A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the alphacells are located in...

Cell, beta (pancreatic): A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the betacells are located in...

Delta cell, pancreatic: A type of cell located in tissue that is called the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Delta cells make somatostatin, a hormone that inhibits the release...

Pancreatic alpha cell: A type of cell found in areas within the pancreas called the islets of Langerhans. Alpha cells make and release glucagon, which raises the level of glucose...

Pancreatic beta cell: A type of cell in the pancreas that makes insulin. The pancreas is a fish-shaped organ that stretches across the back of the abdomen...

Pancreatic delta cell: A type of cell located in tissue that is called the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Delta cells make somatostatin, a hormone that inhibits the release...

Pancreatic islet cell carcinoma: See: Islet cell cancer.

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic NETs, PNETs): a type of tumor that arises from hormone-producing cells in the pancreas. Pancreatic NETs may be either benign or...