| Phenotype: | endocrine pancreas endocrine cell undifferentiated, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | endocrine pancreas |
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| Synonyms: | pancreatic islet, tail pancreas |
| Definition: | The zebrafish endocrine pancreas is an compound organ component composed of small groups of islet cells that are distributed throughout the exocrine pancreas. The islet cells produce insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001260] |
| Name: | endocrine cell |
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| Synonyms: | endocrine cells |
| Definition: | A cell of an endocrine gland, ductless glands that secrete substances which are released directly into the circulation and which influence metabolism and other body functions. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009096] |
| Name: | undifferentiated |
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| Definition: | A cellular quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of having not yet acquired a special structure of function. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002100] |