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. 2022 May 4;13:881525. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.881525

Table 1.

Current understanding of different cells residing within the pancreatic islets. [Adapted from (17, 18)].

Cell Types within the Pancreatic Islet
Endocrine cells α-, β-, δ-, γ [pancreatic polypeptide (PP)]-, ϵ-, ghrelin-cells
Vascular cells Endothelial cells (ECs), pericytes, vascular smooth muscle cells
Mesenchymal stromal cells Fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, adipocytes, duct cells
Immune cells Granulocytes, lymphocytes, resident macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells
Neural cells Neurons, Schwann cells