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.
islets of Langerhans - cellular masses composed of different cell types that comprise the endocrine portion of the pancreas and are the source of insulin and glucagon. Synonym(s): islet tissue; Langerhans islands; pancreatic islands; pancreatic islets. Langerhans cell granulomatosis. Langerhans cells - dendritic clear cells in the epidermis that are active participants in cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity. Langerhans granule - a small membrane-bound granule first reported in Langerhans cells of the epidermis. Langerhans cells. LanÂ·gerÂ·hans cells. Dendritic clear cells in epidermis, containing distinctive granules that appear rod- or racket-shaped in section, but lacking tonofilaments, melanosomes, and desmosomes.