Glucagon stimulates exocytosis in mouse and rat pancreatic alpha-cells by binding to glucagon receptors.

Glucagon, secreted by the pancreatic alpha-cells, stimulates insulin secretion from neighboring beta-cells by cAMP- and protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent mechanisms, but it is not known whether glucagon also modulates its own secretion. We have addressed this issue by combining recordings of membrane...

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Main Authors: Ma, X, Zhang, Y, Gromada, J, Sewing, S, Berggren, P, Buschard, K, Salehi, A, Vikman, J, Rorsman, P, Eliasson, L
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2005