Paul Langerhans

Standard Name: Langerhans, Paul

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1869: German physician Paul Langerhans dissected...

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1869

German physician Paul Langerhans dissected a pancreas and discovered the small group of cells now called islets of Langerhans, later identified as the source of insulin.
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