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Islets of Langerhans facts for kids

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The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are parts of the pancreas. They have cells that make hormones. Some of these cells are beta cells that produce the hormone insulin.

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  • Human pancreatic islet

    A pancreatic islet, stained.

  • Alfa-cells of islets of Langerhans

    A pancreatic islet, showing alpha cells

  • Beta-cells of islets of Langerhans

    A pancreatic islet, showing beta cells.

  • PancreaticPolypeptide

    Mouse islet immunostained for pancreatic polypeptide

  • InsulinIHC

    Mouse islet immunostained for insulin

  • Glucagon

    Mouse islet immunostained for glucagon

  • Langerhanssche Insel

    Pancreatic islets, the lighter tissue among the darker, acinar pancreatic tissue, hemalum-eosin stain.

  • Gray1105

    Illustration of dog pancreas. 250x.

  • Suckale08 fig2 islet structure

    Structural differences between rat islets (top) and humans islets (bottom) as well as the ventral part (left) and the dorsal part (right) of the pancreas. Different cell types are colour-coded. Rodent islets, unlike the human ones, show the characteristic insulin core.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islotes pancreáticos para niños

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