PP cell


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PP cell

An enteroendocrine endocrine cell found in the pancreatic islets that produces pancreatic polypeptide.
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The evidence for the altered biogenesis of beta cells, delta cells, and PP cells in GK rats was suggested by immunohistochemistry, showing the simultaneous presence of SST- and insulin-positive cells in small endocrine masses (not seen in Wistar controls).
Delta cell hyperplasia in adult Goto-Kakizaki (GK/Moltac) diabetic rats

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