Assertion: pancreas's type | /r/HasProperty | alpha cells
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text: There are 2 main types of endocrine cells that make up the islets: alpha cells and beta cells.
text: The pancreatic islets include two distinct types of cells—alpha cells, which secrete the hormone glucagon, and beta cells, which secrete the hormone insulin.
text: The pancreatic islets of Langerhans include two distinct types of cells—alpha cells, which secrete the hormone glucagon, and beta cells, which secrete insulin hormone.
text: Although it is difficult to discern using common staining techniques, there are several types of cells in the islets of Langerhans: alpha cells (release glucagon), beta cells (release insulin), gamma cells (release somatostatin) and F cells (release pancreatic polypeptide).
text: There are three types of endocrine cells; alpha cells which secrete glucagon, beta cells which secrete insulin, and delta cells which inhibit the secretion on glucagon and insulin: