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Alpha cell, pancreatic: A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the alpha cells are located in areas called the islets of Langerhans. Alpha cells make and release glucagon which raises the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.
Pancreatic alpha cell: A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the alpha cells are ...
Alpha cells are endocrine cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. They make up 33-46% of the human islet cells and are responsible for synthesizing and secreting ...
gamma cells, which secrete pancreatic polypeptide. Beta Cells Insulin is a small protein consisting of an alpha chain of 21 amino acids linked by two disulfide (S—S ...
The pancreatic alpha cell line, Alpha TC1 clone 6 (ATCC CRL-2934), is a useful model in diabetes research for studying many aspects of islet biology, including glucagon ...
E-mail | Share] Contact: Jillian Lubarsky jlubarsky@jdrf.org 212-479-7626 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Noninsulin-producing alpha cells in the pancreas ...