The Comparative Physiology of the Pancreatic Islets /
This is the first comprehensive monograph on the comparative physiology of the pancreatic islets. Topics covered include: the evolution of the endocrine pancreas, the phylogenetic appearance of the islet hormones in invertebrates; the occurrence of the islet hormones in vertebrate organs other than...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1987.
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| Series: | Zoophysiology ;
21. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is the first comprehensive monograph on the comparative physiology of the pancreatic islets. Topics covered include: the evolution of the endocrine pancreas, the phylogenetic appearance of the islet hormones in invertebrates; the occurrence of the islet hormones in vertebrate organs other than the pancreas; the nervous and humoral regulations of the islet function; the functional strategies pancreatic islets apply to affect their various target organs; the phylogeny of molecular structure and function of the four major islets hormones (insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide, somatostatin); the current state-of-the-art, and important issues for future research. This book is an indispensable resource for investigators in a wide variety of research areas related to the islet organ, diabetes mellitus and gut physiology. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 223 pages 36 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642831829 (electronic bk.) 3642831826 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0720-1842 ; |