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beta cells

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beta cells,
1 insulin-producing cells situated in the islets of Langerhans. Their insulin-producing function tends to accelerate the movement of glucose, amino acids, and fatty acids out of the blood and into the cellular cytoplasm, countering glucagon function of alpha cells.
2 the basophilic cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
beta cells,
n See cells, beta.
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