TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Pancreatic Hormones, Antidiabetic Drugs, & Glucagon
A1  - Katzung, Bertram G.
A1  - Kruidering-Hall, Marieke
A1  - Trevor, Anthony J.
PY  - 2019
T2  - Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review, 12e
AB  - In  the  endocrine  pancreas,  the  islets  of  Langerhans  produce  several  types  of  hormones.  The  hormones  include  insulin,  the  anabolic  hormone  (B  or  beta  cells);  glucagon,  the  hyperglycemic  factor  (A  or  alpha  cells);  amylin,  which  modulates  appetite  (beta  cells);  somatostatin,  the  universal  inhibitor  of  secretion  (delta  cells);  and  pancreatic  polypeptide,  facilitating  digestion  (F  cells).  Of  these,  the  B  (insulin-producing)  cells  are  the  most  numerous.The  most  common  pancreatic  disease  requiring  pharmacologic  therapy  is  diabetes  mellitus,  a  deficiency  of  insulin  production  or  effect.  Diabetes  is  treated  with  several  parenteral  formulations  of  insulin  and  oral  or  parenteral  noninsulin  antidiabetic  agents.  Glucagon,  a  hormone  that  affects  the  liver,  cardiovascular  system,  and  gastrointestinal  tract,  can  be  used  to  treat  severe  hypoglycemia.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156530032
ER  -