File:Human- pancreatic adult islet.jpg

Cytoarchitecture of Islets from adult human Pancreas

Section of an adult human pancreas stained for glucagon (green) and insulin (red).

• glucagon (green)
• insulin (red)
• Nuclear staining (blue) was performed with DAPI.

Scale bars: 25 µm.

Pancreas Histology Links: overview (label) | exocrine (label) | endocrine (label) | blood vessels (label) | insulin (label) | overview | exocrine | endocrine | blood vessels | insulin | Islet labeled for insulin and Glucagon | Insulin (Fl) | Glucagon (Fl) | GIT Histology | original image panel | Maternal Diabetes

Reference

Scharfmann R, Xiao X, Heimberg H, Mallet J & Ravassard P. (2008). Beta cells within single human islets originate from multiple progenitors. PLoS ONE , 3, e3559. PMID: 18958289 DOI.

Citation: Scharfmann R, Xiao X, Heimberg H, Mallet J, Ravassard P (2008) Beta Cells within Single Human Islets Originate from Multiple Progenitors. PLoS ONE 3(10): e3559. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003559

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