| Term: | endocrine pancreas determination of pancreatic left/right asymmetry |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked 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: | determination of pancreatic left/right asymmetry |
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| Definition: | Determination of the asymmetric location of the pancreas with respect to the left and right halves of the organism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035469] QuickGO AmiGO |