Mast cells are the sentinels of the immune system, residing in connective tissues throughout the body
In pancreatic cells, proglucagon is cleaved to produce glucagon, glicentin-related pancreatic polypeptide (GRPP), intervening peptide-1 (IP-1), and the major proglucagon fragment (MPGF), constituting GLP-1, IP-2, and GLP-2
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Procedures requiring general anesthesia, deep sedation, airway manipulation, or non-supine positioning may carry greater consequences if retained gastric contents are present