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alpha cell
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Noun
alpha cell (plural alpha cells)
- (anatomy) An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
- (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.
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endocrine cell in the pancreas that synthesizes and secretes glucagon
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