| Range |
β cells 50%: α cells 35 - 40%: δ cells 10 - 15% %
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Rorsman P, Braun M. Regulation of insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets. Annu Rev Physiol. 2013 75 :155-79. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-030212-183754. p.156 3rd paragraphPubMed ID22974438
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| Primary Source |
Cabrera O, Berman DM, Kenyon NS, Ricordi C, Berggren PO, Caicedo A. 2006. The unique cytoarchitecture of human pancreatic islets has implications for islet cell function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 2334–39PubMed ID16461897
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| Comments |
"A human pancreas contains ~1 million pancreatic islets (BNID 109966). The pancreatic islets consist of several
types of endocrine cells, of which the insulin-secreting ß cells (50% of the cells in human islets),
the glucagon-releasing a cells (35–40%), and the somatostatin-releasing d cells (10–15%) are
the most important ones (primary source)." See BNID 109960, 103641 |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109967 |