The autonomic nervous system affects glucose metabolism partly through its connection to
the pancreatic islet. Since its discovery by Paul Langerhans, the precise innervation patterns …

The autonomic nervous system regulates hormone secretion from the endocrine pancreas,
the islets of Langerhans, thus impacting glucose metabolism. The parasympathetic and …

The endocrine pancreas is innervated by a rich neural supply that has a potent regulatory
effect on islet hormone secretion. The innervation includes sympathetic, parasympathetic …

The central and peripheral nervous systems play critical roles in regulating pancreatic islet
function and glucose metabolism. Over the last century, in vitro and in vivo studies along …

Increasing evidence suggests that, although pancreatic islets can function autonomously to
detect and respond to changes in the circulating glucose level, the brain cooperates with the …

The central nervous system exerts a control on the endocrine pancreas and can modulate
the basic feed-back loop linking the concentration of the main energy substrates in blood …

The autonomic nervous system influences insulin and glucagon secretion. In this issue,
Rodriguez-Diaz et al.(2011) show that mouse and human islets differ in their innervation …

A well-functioning endocrine pancreas, the islets of Langerhans, is crucial for survival. The
islets of Langerhans secrete hormones that maintain constant levels of plasma glucose …

In this symposium review we discuss the role of neurotransmitters as paracrine signals that
regulate pancreatic islet function. A large number of neurotransmitters and their receptors …

The autonomic nervous system is thought to modulate blood glucose homeostasis by
regulating endocrine cell activity in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. The role of islet …