Table 1.
The classification of pancreatic neuroendocrine structures (4).
Autonomic ganglion | No endocrine cells |
Neuro-insular complex type I | Few endocrine cells in ganglion |
Few ganglionic cells in islet | |
Neuro-insular complex type II | Single or a few endocrine cells associated with a bundle of nerve fibers |
Heavily innervated islet tissue | |
Classical islet of Langerhans | Innervated |
Not innervated |