Pancreas
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Pancreas of a chicken (HE): islets of Langerhans
The islets of Langerhans (insulae pancreaticae) of the endocrine pancreas are most abundant in the splenic lobe. They can be divided in A-islets and B-islets which contain different cell types. In chickens, also 'mixed' islands occur.
for more detail, see: endocrinum