Pancreatic Alpha Cell Mass Across Adult Human Lifespan.

CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with our previous findings for beta-cell mass, alpha-cell mass remains constant in humans, even with advanced age. Pancreatic endocrine cells are much more robustly preserved than exocrine cells in aged humans and islets maintain their structural integrity throughout life.
PMID: 31821160 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - November 30, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Moin ASM, Cory M, Gurlo T, Saisho Y, Rizza R, Butler BP, Butler A Tags: Eur J Endocrinol Source Type: research