beta cell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beta cell
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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When the receptor on the Treg fits the protein on the beta cell, it signals the immune system to stand down.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
By blocking Inceptor, the researchers were able to refill beta cells' insulin stores, enhance insulin release, and prevent beta cell death.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
Instead of making new beta cells, which the body would simply reject, they would be taking something that the body still accepts and lead it to act like a beta cell.
From Slate • May 1, 2017
The beta cell produces the hormone insulin and makes up approximately 75 percent of each islet.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They are less efficient than a normal beta cell, but perhaps efficient enough to help a person with diabetes.
From Nature • May 18, 2011
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