ENDOCRINE PART OF THE PANCREAS
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The endocrine component of the pancreas consists of islet cells (islets of Langerhans) that create and release important hormones directly into the bloodstream. Two of the main pancreatic hormones are insulin, which acts to lower blood sugar, and glucagon, which acts to raise blood sugar.
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Tʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅᴏᴄʀɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɴᴄʀᴇᴀs ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ɪsʟᴇᴛ ᴄᴇʟʟs (ɪsʟᴇᴛs ᴏғ Lᴀɴɢᴇʀʜᴀɴs) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅsᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ. Tᴡᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴘᴀɴᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴄ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴsᴜʟɪɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ sᴜɢᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟᴜᴄᴀɢᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴛs ᴛᴏ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ sᴜɢᴀʀ.
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