Illustration pancreas 3D (IMAGE)

Umea University

Illustration pancreas 3D

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Illustration of how a pancreas can be divided into smaller parts that are labelled depending on their specific cell types using the insulin-coloured Islets of Langerhans. The parts can then be pieced together using a computer as a three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle to recreate the entire human organ.

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Max Hahn & Ulf Ahlgren

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