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beta cell
beta celln.1. Any of the insulin-producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.2. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.be′ta cell`
n. a cell in the islets of Langerhans that produces and secretes insulin. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | beta cell - a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreascell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals |
beta cell
beta cell[′bād·ə ‚sel] (histology) Any of the basophilic chromophiles in the anterior lobe of the adenohypophysis. One of the cells of the islets of Langerhans which produce insulin. beta cell
beta celln.1. Any of the insulin-producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.2. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.beta cell A pancreatic endocrine cell that comprises up to 80% of the cells in the islets of Langerhans, which produces and releases insulin. Beta cells are destroyed or dysfunctional in type-1 diabetes, function suboptimally in type-2 diabetes and become neoplastic in insulinomas. Beta cells were once distinguished solely on the basis of differential staining from other cells designated A, C and Dbeta cell1. Any of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that constitute the bulk of the islets of Langerhans. Synonym: B cell 2. A basophil cell of the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary gland).See also: cellLegalSeeCellFinancialSeecellbeta cell
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