Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:health_services
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:diabetes
endocrine disorders |
| gptkbp:can_be_transplanted_in |
type 1 diabetes patients
type 2 diabetes patients islet transplantation pancreatic islet transplantation |
| gptkbp:composed_of |
alpha cells
beta cells PP cells delta cells |
| gptkbp:defeated |
gptkb:pancreatic_cancer
obesity insulin resistance chronic pancreatitis |
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
Paul Langerhans
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| gptkbp:function |
endocrine function
|
| gptkbp:has_role |
metabolism
insulin secretion glucagon secretion somatostatin secretion pancreatic polypeptide secretion |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Islets of Langerhans
|
| gptkbp:involved_in |
hormonal regulation
glucose homeostasis |
| gptkbp:is_affected_by |
gptkb:Coca-Cola
gptkb:exercise environmental factors stress hormonal changes autoimmune diseases genetic factors |
| gptkbp:is_found_in |
gptkb:amphibians
gptkb:birds gptkb:mammals reptiles |
| gptkbp:is_regulated_by |
blood glucose levels
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
animal models
clinical trials biomedical research cell cultures diabetes research |
| gptkbp:located_in |
pancreas
|
| gptkbp:number |
approximately 1 million per pancreas
|
| gptkbp:produces |
gptkb:diabetes
glucagon |
| gptkbp:secrete |
somatostatin
pancreatic polypeptide |
| gptkbp:size |
1-2 mm in diameter
|
| gptkbp:vascular_supply |
rich blood supply
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:diabetes
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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