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Number of β cells in Islet of Langerhans

Range	~180 β cells/Islet
Organism	Human Homo sapiens
Reference	Rorsman P, Braun M. Regulation of insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets. Annu Rev Physiol. 2013 75 :155-79. doi: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-030212-183754. p.168PubMed ID22974438
Comments	"...the average human islet can be estimated to contain ~180 ß cells" See BNID 109962
Entered by	Uri M
ID	109969