beta cell
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- noun
- /ˈbeɪtə sɛl/
- Specialized
:
célula beta
- And as it goes into the pancreas, you start to lose the the function of the beta cells which produce insulin.
- beta cell dysfunction
- insulin-producing beta cells
- pancreatic beta cells
Almost certainly those genes are linked to, to the beta cell in the pancreas that makes insulin.
- Almost certainly those genes are linked to, to the beta cell in the pancreas that makes insulin.
- And as it goes into the pancreas, you start to lose the the function of the beta cells which produce insulin.
- Does the endocrine system vis a vis the beta cells sense this increase in in glucose.
- And Dieter, who's actually at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, has adapted the technique for generating beta cells from the IPS cells.
Examples
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But if you deprive beta cells of free fatty acids, you blunt their ability to secrete insulin.
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The theory is that early and judicious use of insulin preserves your beta cells.
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Almost certainly those genes are linked to, to the beta cell in the pancreas that makes insulin.
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Pancreatic beta cells require fat to produce the insulin necessary to regulate blood glucose.
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Type 1 diabetes represents complete insulin deficiency due to destruction of beta cells in the pancreas.
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The causes of Type 1 diabetes are complex, with environmental factors possibly contributing to an autoimmune process against pancreatic beta cells in genetically susceptible people.
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Serum C peptide is a radioimmunoassay technique that measures the amount of endogenous insulin produced by the pancreatic beta cells.
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T2D is a progressive condition, characterized by insulin resistance together with progressive loss of insulin-producing beta cells, so that people using oral treatments usually have to escalate treatment over time, and it is common to progress to insulin therapy eventually.
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In adults, vitamin D has also been shown to be associated with several of the factors known to contribute to the development of T2D, including abnormalities in pancreatic beta cell function, insulin sensitivity, and systemic inflammation.
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The beta cells in the pancreas are crucial for regulating insulin levels in the body.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'beta' (a label/second Greek letter) + 'cell' (a biological unit), so a learner would infer it denotes a particular type or class of cell. However, the crucial functional information (that beta cells produce and secrete insulin) is specialized biomedical knowledge not predictable from the constituents alone, making the term only partially transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Beta cell comes from scientists who used Greek letters to name different pancreas cells. The label beta meant the second kind and the cell called 'beta' makes 'insulin', so the name tells you this cell helps control blood sugar.