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Langerhans

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Lang·er·hans (längr-häns), Paul 1847-1888.
German pathologist known especially for his histological studies of the skin and pancreas. The islets of Langerhans are named for him.


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2) Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier fails to make a play on a flyball hit by Atlanta's Ryan Langerhans in the fifth inning.
To measure insulin release from isolated islets, mice were killed by cervical dislocation, and pancreatic islets of Langerhans were isolated by collagenase digestion as described previously (Morimoto et al.
Type 1--a form of Diabetes Mellitus that usually develops before age 20 and is characterized by a severe deficiency in insulin secretion resulting from atrophy of Islets of Langerhans.
 
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