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insulin and Glucagon - both are hormones which control glucose levels in the blood.

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Specialized islet cells that secrete hormones are found scattered throughout the?

I think alpha cells in the pancreas secretes hormone insulin. Beta cells of pancreas secretes hormone glucagon. Both insulin and glucagon have antagonist effect of one another.


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No. Thge islet cells of the pancreas produce insulin and glucagon


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Which cell type in the pancreas is responsible for the uptake of glucose in cells?

Beta Islet Cells


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Pancreatic islet cell transplantation involves taking the cells that produce insulin from a second source such as a donor pancreas and transplanting them into a patient.


What alternate treatment is available to pancreas transplantation?

Innovations in islet cell transplants, a procedure that involves transplanting a culture of the insulin-producing islet cells of a healthy pancreas to a patient with type I diabetes.


What is the islet cell transplantation procedure?

Innovations in islet cell transplants, a procedure that involves transplanting a culture of the insulin-producing islet cells of a healthy pancreas to a patient with type I diabetes.


What is islet transplantation?

Pancreatic islet cell transplantation involves taking the cells that produce insulin from a second source such as a donor pancreas and transplanting them into a patient.


What is the main function of the islet cells in the pancreas?

The islet cells or islets of Langerhans in the pancreas are responsible for producing the pancreatic hormones which are glucagon and insulin. Insulin is released when blood glucose levels are too high and glucagon is released when blood glucose levels are too low.


What cells in the pancreas that secrete glucagon are called?

The cells in the pancreas that secrete glucagon are called alpha cells. These cells are located in the islets of Langerhans within the pancreas and are responsible for producing and releasing glucagon in response to low blood sugar levels.


Can someone donate islet cells?

Someone can donate islet cells through his donor pancreas. The islets are infused into the liver of the patient. Islet cell transplantation is an experimental treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus.


What are the two types of cells that secrete pancreatic juice from the pancreas?

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