Langerhans

Does the Islets of langerhans have receptors for binding other monosaccharides apart from glucose (such as fructose etc)?

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... off glucose molecules that then transport thru the epithelial cells of the GI tract to the blood) it can then bind to a receptor on the islets of Langerhans located in the pancreas. This stimulates the islets to produce insulin that is then secreted into the blood and travels thru out the body. ...

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... insulin floating in the blood signal to the insulin sensitive tissues like muscle and body fat to prepare to absorb glucose OR is it the Islets of Langerhans that give out the signal directly somhow?

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... speaking, not all cells of type x supposed to do some fucntion y for the body do it. For example not all well-developed cells of the islets-of-langerhans synthesise insulin, not all liver cells secrete bile etc etc I know nothing worthy of mentioning about biology but thought you guys could ...

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When blood glucose is low, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, are stimulated to secrete glucagon. Glucagon will stimulate the live to convert some of the stored glycogen back into glucose. The glucose concentration will go back to the ...

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