3.3.1. Pancreas - endocrine
Pancreas - endocrine
By volume
- 2% - Islets of Langerhans
* 1-2 million islets
- 80% - exocrine pancreas
- Rest - ducts and blood vessels
Cell types
- A cells - glucagon
* 20% of islet cells
- B cells - insulin
* 60-70% of islet cells
- D cells - somatostatin
- F cells - pancreatic polypeptide.