At admission, 46 patients displayed an enduring deficit syndrome, which includes lack of emotion, absence of interest in social activities, sparse communication with others, and little sense of purpose in life.
The islet density routes throughout the healthy human pancreas. The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (i.e., hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans.
Pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans: The islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells. The pancreatic islets are small islands of cells that produce hormones that regulate blood glucose levels.