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Definition: Islets Of Langerhans |
Islets Of LangerhansNoun1. Cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | Irregular microscopic structures, varying from a few to hundreds of cells, scattered throughout the pancreas and comprising its endocrine portion. There are three cell types: alpha, secreting glucagon; beta, secreting insulin; and delta (D cells), secreting somatostatin. (references) |
Medicine | Groups of cells found within the pancreas. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Hormones produced in the Islets of Langerhans are secreted directly into the blood flow by (at least) four different types of cells:
The paracrine feed-back system of the Islets of Langerhans has the following structure:
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Synonyms: Islets Of LangerhansSynonyms: islands of Langerhans (n), isles of Langerhans (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Islets Of Langerhans |
| Specialty definitions using "islets of Langerhans": Alpha Cell ♦ Carcinoma, Islet Cell ♦ islet cell cancer, Islets of Langerhans Transplantation ♦ Pancreas, Artificial, Pancreatic Polypeptide. (references) |
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Health | The pancreas is dotted with hormone-producing tissue called the islets of Langerhans, which contain alpha and beta cells. (references) | |
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Expression using "islets of Langerhans": Islets of Langerhans Transplantation. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "islets of Langerhans"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | Langerhansske øer (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | eilandjes van Langerhans (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | Langerhansin saarekkeet (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets), haimasaarekkeet (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | îlots de Langerhans (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Langerhans-Inseln (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | νησίδια Langerhans (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | isolotti di Langerhans (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | isletsay ofay angerhanslay islotes de Langherans (islands of Langerhans, pancreatic islets). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-f-g-h-i-l-l-n-n-o-r-s-s-s-t" | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 73 6C 65 74 73 4F 66 4C 61 6E 67 65 72 68 61 6E 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01110011 01101100 01100101 01110100 01110011 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01001100 01100001 01101110 01100111 01100101 01110010 01101000 01100001 01101110 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I s l e t s   O f   L a n g e r h a n s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 0073 006C 0065 0074 0073 004F 0066 004C 0061 006E 0067 0065 0072 0068 0061 006E 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43857871868524972246678073718474678085 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandés |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandés, finés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglés |
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