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islets of Langerhans |
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islets of Langerhans: see pancreas pancreas (păn`krēəs), glandular organ that secretes digestive enzymes and hormones. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To measure insulin release from isolated islets, mice were killed by cervical dislocation, and pancreatic islets of Langerhans were isolated by Glucagonomas are neuroendocrine tumors that arise from [alpha] cells of the pancreatic islets. The new work shows convincingly that, in addition to leptin's indirect actions via the brain, the hormone has "direct effects, particularly on pancreatic islets, which is something that really hadn't been suspected," says |
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