alpha effect
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alpha effect
Endocrinology The metabolic, hemodynamic and modulatory effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine reflect the concentration of adrenergic receptors on the α and β cells of the pancreatic islets; α effects–epinephrine acting on β cells include glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, inhibition of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and vasoconstrictionMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.