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alpha cell
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alpha cell [′al·fə ‚sel]
(histology)
Any of the acidophilic chromophiles in the anterior lobe of the adenohypophysis.


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They have found that when the gene called Pax4 is forced on in pancreatic alpha cells, the cells change their identity to become beta cells.
The alpha cells are also populated by isoflavones, which then protect these areas of your body against cancers that can be stimulated by estrogen, such as cancers of the breast, ovaries and uterus.
Conversely, alpha cells secrete glucagon, a hormone that triggers tissues to release sugar into the bloodstream.
 
 
 
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