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Incretin
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
A
gastrointestinal
hormone
causing
an increase in the amount of
insulin
released
from the
beta cells
of the
islets
of Langerhans after
eating
, even before blood
glucose
levels become elevated.
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