insulin
The origin and history of insulin.
Etymology
From Latin insula ("island") + -in, named after the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, where the hormone is produced.
The origin and history of insulin.
From Latin insula ("island") + -in, named after the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, where the hormone is produced.
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