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islet cell
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈaɪ.lət ˌsel/ us /ˈaɪ.lɪt ˌsel/
a cell in the pancreas that produces hormones including insulin(= a chemical substance that controls the amount of sugar in the blood):
In Type 1 diabetes, a person's islet cells don't produce insulin, the hormone needed to process sugar.
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation and stem cell-based therapies have a huge potential to restore glucose control in patients with diabetes.
Researchers turn stem cells into insulin-making islet cells.
Islet cells in the pancreas produce insulin and glucagon, two hormones that keep blood sugar levels balanced.
Islet cell clusters typically respond to higher-than-normal concentrations of glucose by releasing insulin in two phases.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Glands in the human body
acinar
acinus
adenohypophysis
adrenal
adrenal cortex
endocrinal
endocrine gland
endocrinologic
endocrinological
exocrine gland
neuroendocrinology
neurohypophyseal
neurohypophysis
oil gland
pancreas
prostatic
pyloric gland
sebaceous gland
suprarenal gland
sweat gland
See also
islet of Langerhans
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