amylin
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əl.ɪn/
Noun
editamylin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
- (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.
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edit- “amylin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.