Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IMPACT-HEALTH (IMaging Pancreatic Alpha-cells Calcium Tied with HEterogeneous Analysis of Labeled Transcription factors with in situ Hybridization)

When blood glucose levels are elevated, insulin secretion from beta cells in the islet of Langerhans normally acts to restore the equilibrium. The action of insulin is countered by glucagon (which is secreted by alpha-cells) when glucose levels are low. Diabetes disrupts this...