Crosstalk Between Cells in Diabetes (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Crosstalk Between Cells in Diabetes

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Sugar levels are managed by interactions between cells of the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. The hormone urocortin (green) is produced and stored in the same cells as insulin in the islets. Cells that make glucagon, which works to raise blood sugar, are stained red.

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Mark Huising, UC Davis

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