calculated pancreatic islet beta cell area beta cell area to total pancreatic islet area ratio 2012-08-31T12:47:28Z A calculated value in which the area occupied by beta cells is divided by the total area of the pancreatic islet and the result presented as a ratio, fraction, quotient or percentage, thus normalizing it to the size of the pancreatic islet(s). A beta cell is a type of basophilic cell that makes up most of the bulk of the pancreatic islets (i.e. the islets of Langerhans) and secretes insulin. CMO:0001062 CMO:0001063 VT:0005217 beta cell area as percentage of total islet of Langerhans area clinical_measurement_ontology jsmith ratio of area occupied by beta cells to total pancreatic islet area ratio of beta cell area to total islet of Langerhans area