Islets of Langerhans
Islets of Langerhans contain beta cells and are located within the pancreas. Beta cells produce insulin which is needed to metabolize glucose within the body.
Review Date: 05/20/2009
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. Also
reviewed by Deborah Wexler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School, Endocrinologist, Massachusetts General
Hospital.
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