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Why doesn't the immune system ever destroy the glucagon-producing alpha cells in the pancreas? Why only insulin-making beta cells?
The short answer is that it is these beta cells which produce Insulin, and since this may appear to be begging the question, consider the following argument in explanation. Call it the 'Starving ...
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Why doesn't the immune system ever destroy the glucagon-producing alpha cells in the pancreas? Why only insulin-making beta cells?
As a result of differences in antigen presentation and recognition, the immune system targets the insulin-producing beta cells selectively within the pancreas, while the alpha cells that produce ...
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