PP cell

PP cell
PP cell
	PP cells (red), alpha cells (white) and beta cells (green) in PP cell rich area of Pancreatic Islet.
Details
Location	Islets of Langerhans of pancreas
Function	Pancreatic polypeptide production
Identifiers
TH	H3.04.02.0.00035
	Anatomical terms of microanatomy; [edit on Wikidata]

Pancreatic polypeptide cells (PP cells), or formerly as gamma cells (γ-cells), or F cells, are cells in the pancreatic islets (Islets of Langerhans) of the pancreas. They produce pancreatic polypeptide, after which they are named. They are very few in number and are polygonal in shape.

Structure[]

PP cells tend to located in the pancreatic islets, and are one of the rarer pancreatic cell types.^[1] Some small clusters may also be found surrounded by exocrine pancreas.^[2] They tend to be located in the duodenal part of the pancreas more medially.^[2] They are polygonal in shape.^[1]

PP cells have few granules.^[3] They also have very few organelles.^{[citation needed]}

Other animals[]

In cats and dogs, PP cells have large granules.^[3] In rats, PP cells have few granules, similar to humans.

In dogs, some PP cells are located in the walls of the antrum of the stomach.^[2]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Kerr, Jeffrey B. (2000). Atlas of functional histology. London: Harcourt Publishers. ISBN 0-7234-3072-1. OCLC 40347416.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kono, Tetsuya; Wang, Xiao-Ping; Fisher, William E.; Andersen, Dana K.; Brunicardi, F. Charles (2004-01-01), Martini, Luciano (ed.), "Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP)", Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, New York: Elsevier, pp. 488–496, doi:10.1016/b0-12-475570-4/01055-6, ISBN 978-0-12-475570-3, retrieved 2021-02-03
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Larsson, Lars-Inge (2004-01-01), Martini, Luciano (ed.), "GI Hormones and Endocrine Pancreas: Expressional Regulation", Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, New York: Elsevier, pp. 173–176, ISBN 978-0-12-475570-3, retrieved 2021-02-03

External links[]

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Kerr, Jeffrey B. (2000). Atlas of functional histology. London: Harcourt Publishers. ISBN 0-7234-3072-1. OCLC 40347416.

[:2-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kono, Tetsuya; Wang, Xiao-Ping; Fisher, William E.; Andersen, Dana K.; Brunicardi, F. Charles (2004-01-01), Martini, Luciano (ed.), "Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP)", Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, New York: Elsevier, pp. 488–496, doi:10.1016/b0-12-475570-4/01055-6, ISBN 978-0-12-475570-3, retrieved 2021-02-03

[:1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Larsson, Lars-Inge (2004-01-01), Martini, Luciano (ed.), "GI Hormones and Endocrine Pancreas: Expressional Regulation", Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases, New York: Elsevier, pp. 173–176, ISBN 978-0-12-475570-3, retrieved 2021-02-03

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PP cell

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Structure[]

Other animals[]

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