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[[File:Human-_pancreatic_adult_islet-glucagon.jpg|200px]] | [[File:Human-_pancreatic_adult_islet-glucagon.jpg|200px]] | ||
* glucagon, mobilizes lipid | * glucagon, mobilizes lipid | ||
| Beta Cells | | '''Beta Cells''' | ||
[[File:Human-_pancreatic_adult_islet-insulin.jpg|200px]] [[File:Pancreas cartoon.jpg|400px|pancreas structure]] | [[File:Human-_pancreatic_adult_islet-insulin.jpg|200px]] [[File:Pancreas cartoon.jpg|400px|pancreas structure]] | ||
* insulin, increase glucose uptake | * insulin, increase glucose uptake | ||
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| Delta Cells | | '''Delta Cells''' | ||
* somatostatin, inhibits glucagon, insulin secretion | * somatostatin, inhibits glucagon, insulin secretion | ||
| F-cells | | '''F-cells''' | ||
* pancreatic polypeptide | * pancreatic polypeptide | ||
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Revision as of 13:55, 8 August 2011
Introduction
This section of notes gives an overview mainly of adult pancreas histology, see also Pancreas Development notes.
Page also provides further background information for Medicine phase 1 Health Maintenance B Practical Virtual Slides.
Histology Images
- 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
Development Histology
Adult Histology
Unlabeled Large Images
Pancreatic Islets
The pancreatic islets (Islets of Langerhans) contain four distinct endocrine cell types.
Cytoarchitecture of Islets from adult human Pancreas[1] See also: Unique arrangement of alpha- and beta-cells in human islets of Langerhans[2] Image - Three-dimensional analysis of human pancreatic islets |
Section of an adult human pancreas stained for glucagon (green) and insulin (red).
Scale bars: 25 µm. |
Alpha Cells
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Beta Cells
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Delta Cells
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F-cells
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References
- ↑ <pubmed>18958289</pubmed>| PLoS ONE
- ↑ <pubmed>20185817</pubmed>| PMC2857900 | Diabetes.
External Links
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- UIOWA Virtual Slidebox of Histology Pancreas
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