beta cell

noun

1. B cell ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of beta cell¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In type 1 diabetes, immune system T cells destroy beta cells, so people with the disease must frequently monitor their blood glucose and inject insulin to keep glucose levels within a healthy range.

From Science News

Although her earlier work suggests that BCG boosts breakdown of glucose in people with long-standing type 1 diabetes, she hopes to learn if T-regs can help those more recently diagnosed, whose beta cells may still have a chance to recover.

From Science News

Normally, beta cells respond to changes in blood glucose and release just enough insulin to trigger other cells to take up glucose from the blood and burn it up for energy.

From Science News

Her goal was to stop the autoimmune attack on beta cells, the cells in the pancreas that make insulin.

From Science News

Until receptors in pancreatic beta cells in tissue from covid-19 patients can be consistently confirmed by other researchers, the hunt for the mechanism underlying the diabetes-covid-19 connection continues.

From Washington Post