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In [[medicine]] and [[physiology]], '''insulin-secreting cells''', also called '''pancreatic beta cells''', are a "type of pancreatic cell representing about 50-80% of the islet cells. Beta cells secrete [[insulin]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]] and [[physiology]], '''insulin-secreting cells''', also called '''pancreatic beta cells''', are a "type of pancreatic cell representing about 50-80% of the islet cells. Beta cells secrete [[insulin]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
[[insulin-secreting cell|Beta cell]] function (HOMA-B) can be measured by:<ref name="pmid3899825">{{cite journal |author=Matthews DR, Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, Naylor BA, Treacher DF, Turner RC |title=Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and beta-cell function from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in man |journal=Diabetologia |volume=28 |issue=7 |pages=412–9 |year=1985 |month=July |pmid=3899825 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref>
:<math>\text{HOMA-IR} = \frac{20 * \text{fasting insulin}}{\text{fasting plasma glucose} - 3.5}</math>


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In medicine and physiology, insulin-secreting cells, also called pancreatic beta cells, are a "type of pancreatic cell representing about 50-80% of the islet cells. Beta cells secrete insulin."[1]

Beta cell function (HOMA-B) can be measured by:[2]

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Insulin-secreting cell (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. Matthews DR, Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, Naylor BA, Treacher DF, Turner RC (July 1985). "Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and beta-cell function from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in man". Diabetologia 28 (7): 412–9. PMID 3899825[e]