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Islets of Langerhans
Islets of Langerhans
The
islets of Langerhans
are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine cell
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:For human anatomy, see
Islets of Langerhans
Islets of Langerhans
The
islets of Langerhans
are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine cells. Discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans, the islets of Langerhans constitute approximately 1 to 2% of the mass of the pancreas....
