| Value |
130
μm
|
| 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.167 bottom paragraphPubMed ID22974438
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| Primary Source |
Hellman B. The frequency distribution of the number and volume of the islets Langerhans in man. I. Studies on non-diabetic adults. Acta Soc Med Ups. 1959 64: 432-60. AND Hellman B. 1959. Actual distribution of the number and volume of the islets of Langerhans in different size classes in non-diabetic humans of varying ages. Nature 184(Suppl. 19):1498–99PubMed ID14400890, 14400897
|
| Comments |
"The volume of
human islets is normally distributed around a mean islet diameter of 130 µm (primary sources), equating to
an average islet volume of ~1.15 nl (if [researchers] assume spherical geometry)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109970 |