alpha cell

endocrine cell in the pancreatic islets of the pancreas
Thing cell_type Q2995031
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alpha cell

Summary

alpha cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #81 of 335).[2]

Key Facts

  • alpha cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • alpha cell's subclass of is recorded as endocrine cell[4].
  • alpha cell's subclass of is recorded as type an enteroendocrine cell[5].
  • alpha cell's Commons category is recorded as Alpha cells[6].
  • alpha cell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vh4p[7].
  • alpha cell's product or material produced is recorded as glucagon[8].
  • alpha cell's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 70585[9].
  • alpha cell's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/alpha-cell[10].
  • alpha cell's Terminologia Histologica is recorded as H3.04.02.0.00025[11].
  • alpha cell's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as alpha-cells[12].
  • alpha cell's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136152[13].
  • alpha cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777300450[14].
  • alpha cell's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2908933597[15].
  • alpha cell's Cell Ontology ID is recorded as CL_0000171[16].
  • alpha cell's Lex ID is recorded as alfa-celler[17].
  • alpha cell's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777300450[18].

Why It Matters

alpha cell draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (cell_type category, ranking #81 of 335).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). alpha cell. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpha-cell
MLA “alpha cell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpha-cell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alpha-cell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{alpha cell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alpha-cell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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