Pancreatic polypeptide cells
PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE-PRODUCING CELL
Pancreatic polypeptide-secreting cells; PP cell
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. Their main role is to help synthesize and regulate the release of pancreatic polypeptide (PP), after which they have been named.