How to pronounce “alpha cell”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (anatomy) An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
• (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.

Practice Nearby Words

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