Pancreatic islets
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pancreatic-islets-273-1805462
title:
Pancreatic islets
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The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans. The pancreatic islets constitute 1–2% of the pancreas volume and receive 10–15% of its blood flow. The pancreatic islets are arranged in density routes throughout the human pancreas, and are important in the metabolism of glucose.
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Regions of the pancreas
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_islets
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2024-04-11T17:39:46Z
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