A morphological study of the endocrine pancreas in human pregnancy.
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.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology