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SUBMITTER: Jansson L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4900068 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Upsala journal of medical sciences 20160428 2
Pancreatic islets are richly vascularized, and islet blood vessels are uniquely adapted to maintain and support the internal milieu of the islets favoring normal endocrine function. Islet blood flow is normally very high compared with that to the exocrine pancreas and is autonomously regulated through complex interactions between the nervous system, metabolites from insulin secreting β-cells, endothelium-derived mediators, and hormones. The islet blood flow is normally coupled to the needs for i ...[more]