MIT researchers have developed an implant that releases glucagol under the control of external sensors to protect diabetes ...

Because of its alpha-cell nature and the presence of clinical diabetes, portions of the tumor were assayed for glucagon by the specific radioactive immunoassay previously described by Unger et al ...

A new study led by Ananda Basu, M.D., used novel non-radioactive, stable glucagon tracers for the first time to characterize glucagon metabolism in humans with and without Type 1 diabetes, providing ...

This work was recently published in Stem Cell Reports. These stem cell-derived alpha cells very closely resembled pancreas-derived alpha cells and secreted comparable levels of glucagon.

These stem cell-derived alpha cells very closely resembled pancreas-derived alpha cells and secreted comparable levels of glucagon. Importantly, like alpha cells in diabetic patients, the stem ...

Glucagon is secreted to the blood by alpha cells located in the pancreatic islet of Langerhans, the authors explained.

Generation Alpha includes those born in 2010 and onward. Generation Alpha, the youngest generation, born between 2010 and 2024, quickly emerged as an influential demographic, one poised to shape ...

Glucagon is a peptide hormone secreted primarily from the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Minor amounts are also produced in the L cells of the intestine and certain neurons of ...

To keep your blood sugar level in check, a specific type of cell in your pancreas secretes insulin in response to any sugar ...

The beta cells of the pancreas don’t need the assistance of other pancreatic cells to produce insulin, according to new research. The findings are not only a potential game-changer for diabetics ...

What’s the difference between beta cells and alpha cells? In the pancreas, alpha cells store and release glucagon whereas beta cells produce and release insulin.