Pancreas
For this tissue preparation, the vascular supply was injected with a red dye to highlight the large number of capillaries present in the islets of Langerhans. The capillaries receive the islet hormones for distribution throughout the body, as well as deliver metabolic and hormonal signals to the islet cells to regulate their secretion. 400x
Islet of Langerhans
For this tissue preparation, the vascular supply was injected with a red dye to highlight the large number of capillaries present in the islets of Langerhans. The capillaries receive the islet hormones for distribution throughout the body, as well as deliver metabolic and hormonal signals to the islet cells to regulate their secretion. 400x
- Capillaries
For this tissue preparation, the vascular supply was injected with a red dye to highlight the large number of capillaries present in the islets of Langerhans. The capillaries receive the islet hormones for distribution throughout the body, as well as deliver metabolic and hormonal signals to the islet cells to regulate their secretion. 400x
- Endocrine cells
For this tissue preparation, the vascular supply was injected with a red dye to highlight the large number of capillaries present in the islets of Langerhans. The capillaries receive the islet hormones for distribution throughout the body, as well as deliver metabolic and hormonal signals to the islet cells to regulate their secretion. 400x
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Acinar cells secrete their digestive enzymes through a duct system that eventually opens into the lumen of the duodenum.
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Image taken of a slide in the University of Michigan collection.
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