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Islets Of Langerhans , islets of Langerhans (pancreatic islets) Small groups of cells in the pancreas that function as an endocrine gland. The α (or A) cells secrete the ho… Secretion , Skip to main content
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secretion •ashen, fashion, passion, ration •abstraction, action, attraction, benefaction, compaction, contraction, cou… Golgi Apparatus , Golgi apparatus An assembly of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells that modifies proteins and packages them and ot… hyperinsulinism , hyperinsulinism Excessive secretion of insulin, resulting in hypoglycaemia.
hyperinsulinism (hy-per-ins-yoo-lin-izm) n.
1. excessive secretion of the… Gland , gland
gland A group of cells with a communal secretory function. Exocrine glands incorporate a duct, or a system of ducts like tributaries leading to… Exocytosis , Exocytosis is the cellular process in which intracellular vesicles in the cytoplasm fuse with the plasma membrane and release or "secrete" their cont…
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