Insulin is a hormone secreted by the pancreas in response to increased glucose levels in the blood.
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Update Date:
May 20, 2009
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. Also reviewed by Deborah Wexler, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Endocrinologist, Massachusetts General Hospital.