- cells of the islet
- Inselzellen f pl, Pankreasinseln f pl (s. a. islets of Langerhans)
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cells of the islet
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islet of Langerhans — /lahng euhr hahns , hahnz , lahng geuhr /, Anat. any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon. Also called island of Langerhans. [named after Paul Langerhans (1847 88), German anatomist … Universalium
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