"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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| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glucagon-Secreting Cells" by people in Profiles.
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MYCL-mediated reprogramming expands pancreatic insulin-producing cells. Nat Metab. 2022 02; 4(2):254-268.
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is associated with a unique endocrinopathy distinct from type 2 diabetes mellitus. Pancreatology. 2020 Jul; 20(5):929-935.
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The Local Paracrine Actions of the Pancreatic a-Cell. Diabetes. 2020 04; 69(4):550-558.
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Heterogeneity of the Human Pancreatic Islet. Diabetes. 2019 06; 68(6):1230-1239.
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a Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes. Cell Rep. 2018 03 06; 22(10):2667-2676.
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Endogenous Reprogramming of Alpha Cells into Beta Cells, Induced by Viral Gene Therapy, Reverses Autoimmune Diabetes. Cell Stem Cell. 2018 01 04; 22(1):78-90.e4.
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Quantitative analysis of intra- and inter-individual variability of human beta-cell mass. Sci Rep. 2017 11 27; 7(1):16398.
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The FOXP1, FOXP2 and FOXP4 transcription factors are required for islet alpha cell proliferation and function in mice. Diabetologia. 2015 Aug; 58(8):1836-44.
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Glucagon is essential for alpha cell transdifferentiation and beta cell neogenesis. Development. 2015 Apr 15; 142(8):1407-17.
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Differential levels of Neurod establish zebrafish endocrine pancreas cell fates. Dev Biol. 2015 Jun 01; 402(1):81-97.