islet

n.

小岛；

复数：islets

islet cell岛细胞；胰岛细胞

pancreas islet胰岛

pancreatic islet[医]胰岛；郎格罕氏岛

1. The boat pulled toward the islet.
   船向小岛划去。
2. You can find whole regiments of birds on the islet.
   在那个小岛上你可以看到成群的鸟。

Islet β cell failure in type 2 diabetes
Islet beta cell failure in type 2 diabetes.
Islet β cell failure in type 2 diabetes
A pancreatic islet-specific microRNA regulates insulin secretion.
Islet-cell antibodies in diabetes mellitus with autoimmune polyendocrine deficiencies.
Five-year follow-up after clinical islet transplantation.
p16INK4a induces an age-dependent decline in islet regenerative potential.
Characterization of a growth hormone-releasing factor from a human pancreatic islet tumour
CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells control anti-islet CD8+ T cells through TGF-beta-TGF-beta receptor interactions in type 1 diabetes
Direct evidence for the pancreatic lineage: NGN3+ cells are islet progenitors and are distinct from duct progenitors.