English Explanatory Dictionary

incretin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gastrointestinal hormone causing an increase in the amount of insulin released from the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans after eating, even before blood glucose levels become elevated.

Word forms

incretin incretins

Derived words

glucoincretin
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