English Explanatory Dictionary

beta cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basophil of the adenohypophysis.
  2. An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, primarily responsible for the storage and release of insulin.

Word forms

beta cell beta cells
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