Islet function refers to the ability of small clusters of cells in the pancreas, called islets of Langerhans, to produce and release important hormones like insulin for regulating blood sugar levels in the body.
Sentences with «islet function»
While pursuing his doctoral thesis on regulatory peptides modulating islet function in Sir Steve Bloom's laboratory in England, Dr. Kulkarni trained in the Diabetes Unit at Hammersmith Hospital in London. (joslin.org)
The far more nuanced and precise data produced by single cell analyses will allow for better understanding of pancreatic islet function and dysfunction at the cellular level. (jax.org)
Mesenchymal stromal cells improve transplanted islet survival and islet function in a syngeneic mouse model. (dresden-ipp.de)