Scientists have identified three additional cell types in islets, including cells that secrete the hormones somatostatin, ghrelin, and pancreatic polypeptide Y. They have also discovered that the ...

Islets, also called islets of Langerhans, are clusters of cells within the pancreas that produce hormones, like insulin, to help regulate blood glucose levels. The 59-year-old male patient had ...

Research Design and Methods: Islet morphology was assessed by histological analysis. Hormone levels were measured by radioimmunoassay in control and Sst-/-mice in vivo and from isolated islets in ...

Clusters of cells called islets in the pancreas produce the hormone and determine the amount based on blood sugar levels. The higher the glucose, the more insulin goes into production to balance ...

BACKGROUND: Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing islet cell tumors of the pancreas (ACTH-ICT) are a rare cause of Cushing's syndrome with a severe and rapidly progressive clinical course.