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Q. Islets of Langerhans are

Chemical Coordination and Integration

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The endocrine pancreas consists of islets of Langerhans. There are about $1$ to $2$ million islets of Langerhans in a normal human pancreas representing only $1$ to $2$ per cent of the pancreatic tissue. The two main types of cells in the islets of Langerhans are called $\alpha$ -cells and $\beta$-cells.