Table 1. Glucagon secretion (ng/l) per islet in response to low or high glucose in isolated islets.
Ex vivo | In vitro | |||
0.5 mmol/l | 11.1 mmol/l | 0.5 mmol/l | 11.1 mmol/l | |
CTL | 21.0±2.7 | 13.0±1.7† | 18.5±2.4 | 13.5±1.1† |
DEX | 27.8±2.9 | 21.4±2.2† * | 20.6±1.2 | 14.3±1.6† |
Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10 wells).
* p<0.05 vs. CTL and
p<0.05 vs. 0.5 mmol/l glucose.