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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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In addition to th e insulin abnormalities, a relative glucagon excess and a pancreatic alpha-cell dysfunction have been demonstrated (Unger 1978).
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