English Explanatory Dictionary

alpha cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
  2. An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.

Word forms

alpha cell alpha cells

Related words

beta cell
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