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Pancreatic islet

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islets of Langerhans, pancreas alpha cell, pancreas beta cell, pancreas delta cell, pancreatic alpha cell, pancreatic beta cell, pancreatic delta cell

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pancreas

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Immunoreactive GABA transaminase within the pancreatic islet is localized in mitochondria of the B-cell.
Like Rubik's Cube, the pancreatic islet is a dynamic puzzle comprised of many interrelated components requiring proper alignment and integration.
What mechanisms control the release of islet hormones other than insulin? The pancreatic islet is a complex endocrine organ containing not only beta cells.
To this end an artificial pancreatic islet is urgently needed.
While the metabolic function of the enzyme is not resolved, its remarkable tissue-specific expression warrants further investigation, as does its transcriptional regulation in conditions where glucose responsiveness of the pancreatic islet is altered.

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