Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
Definition
Somatostatin-Secreting Cells: Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells secrete SOMATOSTATIN that acts in both an endocrine and paracrine manner. SOMATOSTATIN acts on a variety of tissues including the PITUITARY GLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PANCREAS; and KIDNEY by inhibiting the release of hormones, such as GROWTH HORMONE; GASTRIN; INSULIN; and RENIN.
Annotations
/transpl: if from pancreas, coordinate with ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION
Other Entries
Pancreatic delta Cells
delta Cells
D Cells
Gastric D Cells
Gastric delta Cells
Pancreatic D Cells
Somatostatin Cells
D Cell
D Cell, Gastric
D Cells, Gastric
D Cells, Pancreatic
Gastric D Cell
Gastric delta Cell
Pancreatic D Cell
Pancreatic delta Cell
Somatostatin Cell
Somatostatin Secreting Cells
Somatostatin-Secreting Cell
delta Cell
delta Cell, Gastric
delta Cell, Pancreatic
delta Cells, Gastric
delta Cells, Pancreatic
Previous Index
Gastric Mucosa (1976-1997)
Islets of Langerhans (1966-1997)
Pancreas/cytology (1968-1989)
Allowable Qualifiers
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Categories
Entry Date
06-20-1997
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
