Insulin’s metabolic actions
Insulin’s metabolic action A basic requirement for all vertebrates is stability of the level of blood glucose. This is essential for brain function. Regardless of large fluctuations in physical activity and food intake,…
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Insulin and Glucagon
Insulin and Glucagon Fulltext The islets of Langerhans The pancreatic Islets of Langerhans are the sites of production of insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. The figure below shows an immunofluorescence image in which antibodies…
Secretion of Insulin and Glucagon
Secretion of Insulin and Glucagon Fulltext As I have already mentioned, the pancreas contains clusters of cells known as the Islets of Langerhans. They contain three cell types: alpha cells that produce glucagon,…
Hyperinsulinism in Infancy and Childhood
Hyperinsulinism in Infancy and Childhood: When an Insulin Level Is Not Always Enough Andrew A. Palladinoa, Michael J. Bennett and Charles A. Stanley Clinical Chemistry 54: 256-263, 2008. Mechanisms of insulin secretion in…
Orchestration of Glucose Homeostasis
Orchestration of Glucose Homeostasis From a Small Acorn to the California Oak Richard N. Bergman Diabetes 56:1489-1501, 2007
Insulin’s Mechanism of Action
Insulin’s Mechanism of Action Link için tıklayınız Diabetes for All, An Introduction to Metabolism and Diabetes What did our ancestors eat? Is fructose really good for me? Why are we getting fatter? Why…
Insulin and Leptin as Adiposity Signals
Insulin and Leptin as Adiposity Signals Stephen C. Benoit, Deborah J. Clegg, Randy J. Seeley and Stephen C. Woods Recent Progress in Hormone Research 59:267-285 (2004) There is now considerable consensus that the…