Rouphos

Japanese: Rouphos
Rouphos

…Endocrine tissues include A cells that secrete glucagon and B cells that secrete insulin, but there is no evidence that cyclostomes secrete glucagon, and no A cells have been identified. [Seiichiro Kawashima]
[Human pancreas]
The pancreas was first described by Herophilus of Alexandria around 300 B.C., and the name pankreas was given to it around 100 B.C. by the famous Greek physician Rufus of Ephesus. The Greek word pankreas is a compound of pan ("all") and kreas ("flesh").

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Rouphos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…内分泌性組織はグルカゴンを分泌するA細胞,インシュリンを分泌するB細胞などを含むが,円口類にはグルカゴンを分泌する証拠がなく,A細胞も確認できない。【川島 誠一郎】
【ヒトの膵臓】
 膵臓は,前300年ころにアレクサンドリアのヘロフィロスによって初めて記載されたといわれており,古代ギリシアの有名な医師であるエフェソスのルフォスRouphosによって,後100年ころにpankreasという名がつけられた。ギリシア語pankreasは,pan(〈すべて〉)とkreas(〈肉〉)の合成にもとづく。…

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