Cell Function
insulin secretion
in·su·lin se·cre·tion
Subclass of:
Physiological Phenomena; Metabolism
Definitions related to insulin secretion:
  • Production and release of insulin from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS that primarily occurs in response to elevated BLOOD GLUCOSE levels.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The regulated release of proinsulin from secretory granules accompanied by cleavage of proinsulin to form mature insulin. In vertebrates, insulin is secreted from B granules in the B cells of the vertebrate pancreas and from insulin-producing cells in insects.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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