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. 1978 Nov;85(11):818-20.
doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15835.x.

A morphological study of the endocrine pancreas in human pregnancy

F A Van Assche, L Aerts, F De Prins

A morphological study of the endocrine pancreas in human pregnancy

F A Van Assche et al. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1978 Nov.

Abstract

During human pregnancy an enlargement of the islets of Langerhans and hyperplasia of the beta cells is present. These morphological changes indicate that the endocrine pancreas is able to adapt to the metabolic changes of pregnancy.

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