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Langerhans islets

Meaning of "Langerhans islets" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LANGERHANS ISLETS

ˈlæŋəˌhæns


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LANGERHANS ISLETS

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WHAT DOES LANGERHANS ISLETS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Islets of Langerhans

The islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine cells. Discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans, the islets of Langerhans constitute approximately 1% to 2% of the mass of the pancreas.

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Translation of «Langerhans islets» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

胰岛
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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islotes de Langerhans
570 millions of speakers
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English

Langerhans islets
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लंगेर्हंस टापू
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جزر لانغرهانس
280 millions of speakers
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островков Лангерганса
278 millions of speakers
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ilhotas de Langerhans
270 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Bengali

ল্যাঙ্গারহান দ্বীপ
260 millions of speakers
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îlots de Langerhans
220 millions of speakers
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Pulau kecil Langerhans
190 millions of speakers
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Langerhans-Inseln
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ランゲルハンス島
130 millions of speakers
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랑게르한스 섬
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Langerhans islets
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Langerhans đảo
80 millions of speakers
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லாங்கர்ஷான் தீவுகள்
75 millions of speakers
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लँगेरहान्स आइलेट
75 millions of speakers
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Langerhans adaları
70 millions of speakers
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isolotti di Langerhans
65 millions of speakers
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wysepki Langerhansa
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острівців Лангерганса
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insulele Langerhans
30 millions of speakers
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Langerhans νησίδες
15 millions of speakers
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Langerhans eilandjies
14 millions of speakers
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Langerhans cellöar
10 millions of speakers
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Langerhans holmer
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LANGERHANS ISLETS»

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Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Islets of Langerhans
Therefore this study was aimed to compare the immunological reactivity of diabetes-prone BB/OK rats in response to intrasplenic in vivo application of syngeneic antigens, i,e. homogenates of Langerhans' islets, pancreatic exocrine cells and ...
Bernat Soria, 1997
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Polysaccharides in Medicinal Applications
B. Langerhans Islets Most studies have used polysaccharide membranes for the immunoisolation of Langerhans islets and implanted them after encapsulation. The first encapsulation of Langerhans islets was reported by Lim and Sun, who ...
Severian Dumitriu, 1996
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Diabetes Mellitus: Methods and Protocols
Introduction Pancreatic b-cells, responsible for the synthesis and secretion of insulin in response to a glucose challenge, are located in the islets of Langerhans. Islets are comprised of a heterogeneous population of endocrine cells, including ...
Sabire Özcan, 2003
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Polypeptide Hormones: Molecular and Cellular Aspects
... islets of Langerhans. Fed. Proc. 34, 657 (Abs) ZUHLKE, H., JAHR, H., SCHMIDT, S., GOTTSCHLING, D. & WILKE, B. (1974) Catabolism of proinsulin and insulin. Proteolytic activities in Langerhans islets of rat and mice pancreas in vitro.
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009
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Anticholinesterase Pesticides: Metabolism, Neurotoxicity, ...
Protection by cAMP and cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors of diazinon-induced hyperglycemia and oxidative/nitrosative stress in rat Langerhans islets cells: Molecular evidence for involvement of non-cholinergic mechanisms. Pestic.
Tetsuo Satoh, Ramesh C. Gupta, 2011
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
3 Langerhans islets before and after encapsulation in alginate using the novel microfluidic encapsulation machine and nanoparticles: FDA and EB staining ( living cells fluoresces green, dead red) shows high viability of the islets before and ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010
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Patent Rights in Pharmaceuticals in Developing Countries: ...
1377/Del/1999 with the IPO (Indian Patent Office 2008, pp. 71–72), the claimed invention was related to a 'method for in vitro production of isolated Langerhans islets endocrine cells free from fibroblasts so as to be suitable for transplantation'.
Jakkrit Kuanpoth, 2010
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Cell Encapsulation Technology and Therapeutics
This chapter gives an overview of research on microencapsulation of mammalian cells, especially islets of Langerhans (islets), in agarose gel and their application as a bioartificial pancreas (BAP). Agar, obtained from seaweed, Gelidium and ...
Willem M. Kühtreiber, Robert Paul Lanza, William Louis Chick, 1999
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Integrins: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 ...
continuous laboratory cell line and also in primary human Langerhans' islets and endothelial cells "Previously published data suggest that the RGD-recognizing integrin, alpha v beta 3, known as the vitronectin receptor, acts as a cellular ...
‎2012
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Therapeutic Applications of Cell Microencapsulation
Diabetologia 2002; 45:159-73. 61. Lhommeau C, Toillon S, Pith T et al. Polyamide 4,6 membranes for the encapsulation of Langerhans islets: preparation, physico-chemical properties and biocompatibility studies. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1997; ...
Jose Luis Pedraz, Gorka Orive, 2010

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The amazing disappearing mouse
... with this disease produce antibodies that destroy the insulin-producing beta cells within a pancreatic structure called the Langerhans islets, ... «Nanowerk, Jan 15»
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