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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.
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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 collagenase digestion as described previously (Morimoto et al.
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That disease occurs when a person's immune system destroys pancreas cells called islets of Langerhans, which secrete insulin.
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Ideally, doctors will someday be able to transplant islets of Langerhans cells into the pancreas of insulin-dependent diabetics.
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