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Enlarged islets of Langerhans may be visible grossly as clear, hyperemic, or hemorrhagic nodules 1–2 mm in diameter, embedded in opaque, gray acinar tissue.
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Frenkel, J.K. (1983). Pancreatic Islet-Cell Hyperplasia, Golden Hamster. In: Jones, T.C., Mohr, U., Hunt, R.D., Capen, C.C. (eds) Endocrine System. Monographs on Pathology of Laboratory Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96720-7_62
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