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。…

※「Rouphos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  rounders

>>:  Rous, P. (English spelling) RousP

Recommend

Banaba

…It was discovered by the British ship Ocean in 1...

thermopause

...The upper atmosphere, from 90 km to 500 km abo...

《Chimpanzees――A Laboratory Colony》 - Chimpanzees――ALlaboratoryColony

…Although it was interrupted by World War II, it ...

Right-handed writing - Yuhitugaki

A term used in paleography. Generally, documents i...

Myospalax

…A general term for a mammal of the genus Myospal...

Dancing float - Odoriyatai

〘 noun 〙 A float that parades through the streets ...

"Okubo Tadanori's Journal"

...It is also a valuable resource in the field of...

Izumo Province

The old name of the eastern half of Shimane Prefe...

Zenba-tiben - Kashiwa de Hasubi

A warrior who appears in the "Nihon Shoki.&qu...

Orléans - Orléans (English spelling)

The capital of the Loarre department in central F...

Schikane

… In ancient Roman law, the principle of individu...

Japan Air System Co., Ltd. - Nihon Air System

Abbreviated as JAS. In 1964, Nitto Airlines, Fuji ...

Decapitation - Kirikubi

1. To cut off a head. Also, a severed head. Head-c...

Reverse correspondence - Gyakutaio

…Also, for each element b in B , define a subset ...

Language Policy

The policy implemented by a government of a count...