Glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide immunoreactivities co-exist in a population of rat islet cells.
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.
D000818:Animals; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D005934:Glucagon