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September 26, 2024Journal of Diabetes InvestigationOpen Access

Commentary on “Intra‐islet α‐cell Gs signaling promotes glucagon release”

Tadahiro Kitamura

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Abstract

The Gs receptor in pancreatic α cells promotes glucagon transcription and secretion via increasing cAMP. The Gi receptor in pancreatic α cells suppresses glucagon secretion via decreasing cAMP. The Gq receptor in pancreatic α cells promotes glucagon secretion via releasing Ca

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e57539b6db643587515535 https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14317

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