islets of Langerhans
E1365584
UNEXPLORED
The islets of Langerhans are clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas that regulate blood glucose levels by secreting hormones such as insulin and glucagon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| islets of Langerhans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19245335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: islets of Langerhans Context triple: [INS gene, expressedIn, islets of Langerhans]
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A.
islet of Megaride
The islet of Megaride is a small rocky island off the coast of Naples, Italy, historically significant as the site of Castel dell’Ovo and associated with ancient Greek settlement legends.
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B.
Dewey Gland
Dewey Gland is a fictional member of the bohemian social circle known as the Whole Sick Crew in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "V."
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C.
Loop Islet
Loop Islet is a small, uninhabited islet that forms part of the remote Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea, administered by New Caledonia.
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D.
Lancre
Lancre is a small, mountainous kingdom in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, best known as the home of the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick.
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E.
Heces (small islets)
Heces are small, uninhabited islets located off the coast within the Gulf of Izmir in western Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: islets of Langerhans Target entity description: The islets of Langerhans are clusters of endocrine cells in the pancreas that regulate blood glucose levels by secreting hormones such as insulin and glucagon.
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A.
islet of Megaride
The islet of Megaride is a small rocky island off the coast of Naples, Italy, historically significant as the site of Castel dell’Ovo and associated with ancient Greek settlement legends.
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B.
Dewey Gland
Dewey Gland is a fictional member of the bohemian social circle known as the Whole Sick Crew in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "V."
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C.
Loop Islet
Loop Islet is a small, uninhabited islet that forms part of the remote Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea, administered by New Caledonia.
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D.
Lancre
Lancre is a small, mountainous kingdom in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, best known as the home of the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick.
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E.
Heces (small islets)
Heces are small, uninhabited islets located off the coast within the Gulf of Izmir in western Turkey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
INS gene in humans