Delta Cell

Delta - cell, this is another version of terminology when assessing pathological changes in cells in the organs of the endocrine system. Delta cells are also called definitive insulinocytes or dentocytes. These terms reflect their key significance for the pancreas and glandular ducts. Normally, in each group of cells there are not only normocytes, but also hypertrophied and even multihormonal, in other words, degenerative or pathological cells (pancreas - 1.5-4% of the total number, pituitary gland - 1-2%). The cells can also be round, oval, or pathological pseudo-acinar insulinocytes, especially prone to division. When degenerative changes occur, a normal dividing insulin cell seems to grow, that is, it continues the cell cycle within the degenerative norm.

But in addition to pathological types of insulocytes, such altered