"Glucagon-Secreting Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of pancreatic cell representing about 5-20% of the islet cells. Alpha cells secrete GLUCAGON.
| Descriptor ID |
D050416
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734.414.065 A06.390.087 A06.407.414.043 A11.382.625.064 A11.436.294.064
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| Concept/Terms |
Glucagon-Secreting Cells- Glucagon-Secreting Cells
- Cell, Glucagon-Secreting
- Cells, Glucagon-Secreting
- Glucagon Secreting Cells
- Glucagon-Secreting Cell
- Pancreatic A Cells
- Pancreatic A Cell
- alpha Cells, Pancreatic
- Pancreatic alpha Cell
- alpha Cell, Pancreatic
- Pancreatic alpha Cells
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucagon-Secreting Cells" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 and pancreas: a potential pathological interaction? Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2021 11; 32(11):842-845.
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SGLT2 inhibition and glucagon secretion in humans. Diabetes Metab. 2018 11; 44(5):383-385.
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Elevated Levels of Alpha Cells Emanating from the Pancreatic Ducts of a Patient with a Low BMI and Chronic Pancreatitis. Cell Transplant. 2018 Jun; 27(6):902-906.
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Differential Effects of Linagliptin on the Function of Human Islets Isolated from Non-diabetic and Diabetic Donors. Sci Rep. 2017 08 11; 7(1):7964.