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Which gland fails to produce enough of its hormone in the disease diabetes mellitus

Which gland fails to produce enough of its hormone in the disease diabetes mellitus?

Biology - 11 Answers
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1 :
the pancreas.
2 :
Thyroid
3 :
the pancreas my dear
4 :
pituitary
5 :
Beta cells in Islets of Langerhans ( which Is a a part of pancreas ) fails to produce enough insulin in Diabetes mellitus.
6 :
the pancreas stops producing insulin which is necessary to get the sugar in the blood stream into the cells where it can be used. Thus the liver starts to break down the bodies fat and do gluconeogenesis.
7 :
beta cells in longerhance which produce ansuline
8 :
pancrease
9 :
The gland is the pancreas (both an endocrine and an exocrine organ). The hormone is called insulin. It is a peptide hormone which binds to receptors on the membrane of cells, which then uptake glucose from the blood. After you eat a meal your blood glucose (sugar) is high and the pancreas releases insulin so that the cells can uptake glucose and decrease the concentration of glucose in the blood. There are several kinds of diabetes mellitus, but the gland that fails to produce the hormone (insulin) is the pancreas.
10 :
"Diabetes mellitus" is caused due to deficiency of the hormone insulin. Insulin is secreted by the beta-cells of the islets of Langerhans which are small patches of cells present in the pancreas. N.B. "Diabetes insipidus" is due to deficiency of ADH (Anti-diuretic hormone , also called vasopressin) which is produced by the hypothalamus but stored and secreted by the neurohypophysis (the posterior lobe of pituitary gland).
11 :
the pancreas stop producing insulin which lowers blood sugar

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