Physiology of the pancreatic α-cell and glucagon secretion: Role in glucose homeostasis and diabetes

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-19

  Quesada, Ivan ^a   Tudurí, Eva ^a   Ripoll, Cristina ^a   Nadal, Ángel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; [3 CYANO 6 (1,1 DIMETHYLPROPYL) 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1 BENZOTHIEN 2 YL] 2 ETHYLBUTANAMIDE; AMYLIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; BAY 27 9955; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; EXENDIN 4; GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1 DERIVATIVE; GLUCAGON RECEPTOR; GLUCAGON RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; ION CHANNEL; LIRAGLUTIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAMLINTIDE; SITAGLIPTIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VILDAGLIPTIN;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCAGON RELEASE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCAGON; GLUCAGON-SECRETING CELLS; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 55049124487     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0290     Document Type: Review

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