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<blockquote data-quote="cugila" data-source="post: 137686" data-attributes="member: 15325"><p>Dave.</p><p>I too always understood that they were distributed throughout the Pancreas so am not too sure. I think you probably need to talk to an Endocrinologist about this one. I only have limited resources here. </p><p></p><p>Here are a couple of links which give some explanations:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islets_of_Langerhans" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islets_of_Langerhans</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-islets-of-langerhans.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-is ... erhans.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Extract:</p><p>A healthy human pancreas contains approximately one million of these cells, but their total weight is only 1 to 1.5 grams (0.03 to 0.05 ounces), or about 1% of the weight of the pancreas. The rest of the pancreas serves to produce enzymes that aid in the digestion of food, while the islets of Langerhans produce hormones that help to regulate levels of sugar, also called glucose, in the blood.</p><p></p><p><strong>Distributed throughout the pancreas</strong>, the islets of Langerhans are made up of at least five specific types of cells. The beta cells are the most prevalent, making up about 65 to 80% of the total islets. Beta cells are responsible for making the hormones insulin and amylin. </p><p></p><p>There are many more links, but basically all say much the same, I didn't find anything which showed them as being concentrated in any particular area. Maybe some anatomical text book might provide an answer. I have always believed them to be scattered randomly throughout the Pancreas, so if you find out differentl.....give me a shout with a link or some information.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cugila, post: 137686, member: 15325"] Dave. I too always understood that they were distributed throughout the Pancreas so am not too sure. I think you probably need to talk to an Endocrinologist about this one. I only have limited resources here. Here are a couple of links which give some explanations: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islets_of_Langerhans]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islets_of_Langerhans[/url] [url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-islets-of-langerhans.htm]http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-is ... erhans.htm[/url] Extract: A healthy human pancreas contains approximately one million of these cells, but their total weight is only 1 to 1.5 grams (0.03 to 0.05 ounces), or about 1% of the weight of the pancreas. The rest of the pancreas serves to produce enzymes that aid in the digestion of food, while the islets of Langerhans produce hormones that help to regulate levels of sugar, also called glucose, in the blood. [b]Distributed throughout the pancreas[/b], the islets of Langerhans are made up of at least five specific types of cells. The beta cells are the most prevalent, making up about 65 to 80% of the total islets. Beta cells are responsible for making the hormones insulin and amylin. There are many more links, but basically all say much the same, I didn't find anything which showed them as being concentrated in any particular area. Maybe some anatomical text book might provide an answer. I have always believed them to be scattered randomly throughout the Pancreas, so if you find out differentl.....give me a shout with a link or some information. Ken [/QUOTE]
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