Alpha cells (α-cells) are endocrine cells that are found in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Alpha cells secrete the peptide hormone glucagon... 38 KB (3,972 words) - 06:49, 3 March 2024 |
DH5-Alpha Cells are E. coli cells engineered by American biologist Douglas Hanahan to maximize transformation efficiency. They are defined by three mutations:... 2 KB (260 words) - 07:58, 13 May 2024 |
Alpha cell hyperplasia is defined as a specific (without similar change in other islet cells), diffuse (not limited to a particular part of pancreas),... 10 KB (1,060 words) - 23:28, 5 September 2023 |
Type 1 diabetes (section Alpha cell dysfunction) early stage of the disease, leading to expanded alpha cell mass. This, together with failing beta cell insulin secretion, begins to account for rising... 94 KB (10,671 words) - 19:49, 10 May 2024 |
reductase inhibitor Alpha cell one of the types of cell in the pancreas (in areas called the Islets of Langerhans). Alpha cells make and release a hormone... 115 KB (14,929 words) - 04:19, 11 April 2024 |
Pancreatic islets (redirect from Islet cell) types of cells. In rat islets, endocrine cell types are distributed as follows: Alpha cells producing glucagon (20% of total islet cells) Beta cells producing... 22 KB (2,505 words) - 17:39, 11 April 2024 |
Endocrine system (redirect from Endocrine cell) (a tissue which consists cells that secrete hormones) and acini. Acini secretes digestive enzymes. Alpha cells The alpha cells of the pancreas secrete... 38 KB (4,579 words) - 15:01, 14 May 2024 |
95% of T cells the TCR consists of an alpha (α) chain and a beta (β) chain (encoded by TRA and TRB, respectively), whereas in 5% of T cells the TCR consists... 43 KB (5,385 words) - 04:35, 8 May 2024 |
cells, beta cells, and delta cells, each of which releases a different hormone. These cells have characteristic positions, with alpha cells (secreting... 50 KB (5,610 words) - 14:00, 14 May 2024 |
Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It raises the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream and... 24 KB (2,820 words) - 02:59, 22 November 2023 |