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.
1. islets of Langerhans-cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones. islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans. ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine-any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.sÂ·lets of LangÂ·erÂ·hans. pl.n. Irregular clusters of endocrine cells scattered throughout the tissue of the pancreas that secrete insulin and glucagon. Also called islands of Langerhans.