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beta cell

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beta cell [′bād·ə ‚sel]
(histology)
Any of the basophilic chromophiles in the anterior lobe of the adenohypophysis.
One of the cells of the islets of Langerhans which produce insulin.


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GLP-1 stimulates pancreatic beta cells to increase the secretion of insulin, so GLP-1 has the potential to improve beta cell function itself.
Junctional communication of pancreatic beta cells contributes to the control of insulin secretion and glucose tolerance.
A child's blood often shows signs of antoimmune activity several years before beta cells begin to die.
 
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