Chapter 11, Problem 12RA

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The term describing the interactions of insulin and glucagon.

Introduction:

Insulin and glucagon are the hormones produced by islets of Langerhans present in the pancreas. The pancreatic islets are endocrine tissues of the pancreas. These hormones regulate blood glucose levels and are released in response to high or low blood glucose concentration. Glucagon is released from the alpha cells and insulin is secreted by the beta cells of islets of Langerhans.