alpha cell (English, noun)
expansion: alpha cell (plural alpha cells)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: An acidophil of the adenohypophysis.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: An endocrine cell, located in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, that synthesizes and secretes glucagon.
Forms:
form: alpha cells
tags: plural