Glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide immunoreactivities co-exist in a population of rat islet cells |
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| Authors: | Hue-lee Cheng Kaung |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, 4-135 Jackson Hall, 55455 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary In mammalian pancreas, glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide have been shown to be present in distinct cell types. The present communication reports that, in rat pancreas, in addition to glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide cell populations, there is a small population of cells which contain both glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide immunoreactivities. |
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| Keywords: | Co-existence of glucagon pancreatic polypeptide |
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