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Pancreas
Its endocrine islets contain cells that release insulin and glucagon, hormones involved in blood glucose regulation.
Source: NCI / SEERReceptor location — biological context
A receptor in an organ does not prove that this compound reaches or affects that organ.
- GLP1R
Homo sapiens · non-human primates
A tissue study localized pancreatic GLP1R mainly to beta cells. These cells release insulin. Receptor location is biological context, not proof of a drug effect.
Source: Pyke et al., 2014
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