answersLogoWhite

0

Sodium

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What are Hormones produced by pancreatic islets?

Insulin is produced in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.


Which of these is not produced by pancreatic islet cells?

Insulin is not produced by pancreatic islet cells. It is produced by beta cells within the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, while glucagon is produced by alpha cells and somatostatin is produced by delta cells in the pancreatic islets.


What blood glucose lowering hormone is produced by the pancreatic islet cells?

The pancreas produces a variety of hormones, two being insulin and glucagon, these hormones are produced by groups of cells called the islets of langerhans.


Do the pancreatic islets secrete their hormones into the same duct system used by the exocrine secretory cells?

No


Do the pancreatic islets secrete their hormones into the same duct system by the exocrine secretory cells?

No, the pancreatic islets, which contain endocrine cells secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, while the exocrine secretory cells secrete digestive enzymes into ducts that eventually empty into the small intestine.


What is the hormone of pancreatic islets?

pancreatine


How can insulin be prduced?

Insulin is produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets, and by the Brockmann body in some teleost fish.Source: Wikipedia.com


What do the the beta cells of the pancreatic islets do?

Insulin


Amylase lipase carboxypeptidase somatostatin and elastase which is not produced by the acini of the pancreas?

Somatostatin is not produced by the acini of the pancreas. It is primarily produced by delta cells in the pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans) and acts as an inhibitor of many gastrointestinal functions, including the secretion of insulin and glucagon.


What gland controls blood sugar levels?

pancreatic islets


What do pancreatic islets produce?

The pancreas is one of the digestive system's organ and a vertebrate endocrine system. It produces a secret liquid pancreatic juice which contains an enzymes including chymotrypsinogen, elastase trypsinogen, nucleases etc.


Which glands produce insulin?

In humans only the pancreas produces insulin. There are clusters of specialized cells in the pancreas called Islets of Langerhans. The cell type in the Islets that produce insulin are beta cells. (Other cell types in the Islets produce other hormones.)