RT Book, Section
A1 Panus, Peter C.
A1 Jobst, Erin E.
A1 Masters, Susan B.
A1 Katzung, Bertram
A1 Tinsley, Suzanne L.
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
SR Print(0)
ID 6093568
T1 Chapter 24. Pancreatic Hormones and Antidiabetic Drugs
T2 Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-146043-9
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6093568
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  islets  of  Langerhans  in  the  pancreas  contain  four  main  types  of  endocrine  cells  (Table  24–1).  These  cells  include  glucagon-producing  alpha  cells  (A  or  α),  insulin-  and  amylin-producing  beta  cells  (B  or  β),  somatostatin-producing  delta  cells  (D  or  δ),  and  pancreatic  polypeptide-producing  cells  (F).  Of  these,  the  insulin-producing  B  cells  are  the  most  numerous.  The  most  common  disease  related  to  pancreatic  function  is  diabetes  mellitus  (DM),  a  deficiency  of  insulin  production  or  effect.