Action of incretins on the pancreatic alpha cell
T2D is a bihormonal disorder characterised by hypoinsulinaemia and hyperglucagonaemia. The incretin GLP-1 is therapeutically attractive as, in addition to augmenting glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, it is also able to suppress glucagon secretion from alpha cells. However, the mechanism by whi...
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Imperial College Press
2015
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