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Food and insulin release

Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to increased glucose levels in the blood. Food and insulin release

Review Date: 2/8/2007

Reviewd By: Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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