islets of Langerhansnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌaɪlɪts əv ˈlæŋɡəhænz/us/ˌaɪlɪts əv ˈlæŋɡəhænz/specializeda group of cells in the pancreas that produce the hormones insulin and glucagon
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- prokaryotic
- respiration
- unicellular
- vacuole
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