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 They cluster together in many small groups (islets) throughout the pancreas. 2  Endocrine pancreas cells are also called islet cells or islets of Langerhans. 3  Tumors that form in islet cells are called islet cell tumors, pancreatic endocrine tumors, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic NETs). They cluster together in many small groups (islets) throughout the pancreas. 2  Endocrine pancreas cells are also called islet cells or islets of Langerhans. 3  Tumors that form in islet cells are called islet cell tumors, pancreatic endocrine tumors, or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic NETs).