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Hormonal communication MatchUp
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Glucagon
Adrenaline
Beta cell
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Alpha cell
First messengers
Glycogen
Hormones
Second messengers
Insulin
A condition in which the sufferer produces an insufficient amount of insulin
A condition in which the sufferer is not responsive to insulin
A hormone which acts to decrease blood glucose concentration
The form in which most glucose is stored within the body
A hormone which acts to increase blood glucose concentration
Chemical messengers
Part of the pancreas which secretes glucagon
Part of the pancreas which secretes insulin
Non-steroid hormones which bind to the cell surface membrane
Signalling molecules released inside the cell in response to a hormone binding to the cell surface membrane
A hormone released in response to stress which increases the heart rate