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Beta Cell

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Noun

1. beta cell

a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas

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Beta Cell

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n.
1. Any of the insulin-producing cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
2. Any of the basophilic chromophil cells located in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

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