beta cell definition

  • noun:
    • the insulin-producing cells of this islets of Langerhans when you look at the pancreas.
    • Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of this pituitary gland.
    • a cell that produces insulin within the isles of Langerhans into the pancreas

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