El páncreas contiene agrupaciones de células que producen hormonas. Estas agrupaciones reciben el nombre de “islotes”. Existen varios tipos diferentes de células en un islote. Por ejemplo, las células alfa producen la hormona glucagón. Las células beta, por su parte, fabrican la hormona insulina.
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