Delete Content. A plasma membrane is permeable to specific molecules that a cell needs. Transport proteins in the cell membrane allow for selective passage of specific molecules from the external environment. Each transport protein is specific to a certian molecule (indicated by matching colors).
The pancreas contains cells which release both insulin and glucagon. The endocrine system consists of a number of different glands which secrete hormones that dictate how cells and organs behave.
1 Diabetes insipidus can be caused by low or absent secretion of the water-balance hormone vasopressin from the pituitary gland of the brain, or by a poor kidney response to this chemical messenger, which is also called antidiuretic hormone.eople with diabetes insipidus find they have excessive levels of urination-polyuria-and, in turn, thirst-polydipsia-but the reason for these signs is quite different from the causes in types 1 and 2 diabetes.