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Beta cell, pancreatic: A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of Langerhans. They constitute the predominant type of cell in the islets. The beta cells are important because they make insulin. Degeneration of the beta cells is the main cause of type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus.
Pancreatic beta cells constitute the predominant type of cells in the pancreas, which secretes a hormone called insulin. Insulin regulates the storage of glycogen in ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary n. Any of the insulin-producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells ...
Pancreatic beta cell: A type of cell in the pancreas that makes insulin. The pancreas is a fish-shaped organ that stretches across the back of the abdomen behind the ...
Insulin is a peptide hormone composed of 51 amino acids that is synthesized, packaged, and secreted in pancreatic beta cells. The mechanism of insulin secretion and ...
Amylin is a peptide of 37 amino acids, which is also secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas. Some of its actions: inhibits the secretion of glucagon;