alpha cell

English

Noun

alpha cell (plural alpha cells)

  1. (anatomy) An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
  2. (anatomy) An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.

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