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islet
(redirected from pancreatic islet)

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islet
a small island


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an agent that stimulates release of insulin from pancreatic islet beta cells, used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
i] oscillations in mouse pancreatic islet of Langerhans recorded in vivo.
We conclude that the absence of clinically evident hormonal activity should not dissuade the physician from considering the possibility of a pancreatic islet cell primary tumor when a patient presents with metastatic neuroendocrine malignancy, even when there is no clear radiographic evidence of a pancreatic mass.
 
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