K(ATP)-channels and glucose-regulated glucagon secretion.
Glucagon, secreted by the alpha-cells of the pancreatic islets, is the most important glucose-increasing hormone of the body. The precise regulation of glucagon release remains incompletely defined but has been proposed to involve release of inhibitory factors from neighbouring beta-cells (paracrine...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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