Islets of Langerhans
Submission Date: 12/18/2024
Modify Date: 7/9/2025
Islets of Langerhans
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Anatomy, Cells and Organelles
Description
This functional tissue unit (FTU) illustration includes cell types related to the islets of Langerhans FTU in the ASCT+B Table Pancreas v1.1. Cell type and measurements were referenced from (Da Silva Xavier 2018). Uberon describes this FTU as follows: "The clusters of hormone-producing cells that are scattered throughout the pancreas."
Bibliography:
- Da Silva Xavier, Gabriela. 2018. “The Cells of the Islets of Langerhans.” Journal of Clinical Medicine 7 (3): 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm7030054.
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Human Reference Atlas. (12/18/2024). Islets of Langerhans. NIAID NIH BIOART Source. bioart.niaid.nih.gov/bioart/570
Keywords
Islets of Langerhans
Collection
Human Reference Atlas
Category
Anatomy, Cells and Organelles