| beta carotene |
is the pigment that gives orange/yellow fruits and vegetables their color, although it is also rich in green vegetables too (the chlorophyll masks the beta-carotene). It is a precursor to vitamin A, and also has its own anti-oxidant effect.
Ãâó: www.optinutri.net/glossary.html
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| beta cells |
The part of the islet that produces the insulin.
Ãâó: www.abheritage.ca/abinvents/glossary.htm
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| beta blocker |
A medicine to treat high blood pressure and some other heart conditions by reducing the heart rate and the heart
Ãâó: www.altace.com/global/glossary.asp
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| beta-agonist |
Also called beta-2-agonist, beta-adrenergic agonist. Also written ?agonist, ?-agonist. The most common type of bronchodilator medication. Albuterol is a beta-agonist. The name beta-agonist comes from the way the medicine works, which is to enhance the stimulation of a certain kind of autonomic nerve (the beta-2 type, as it happens), which is responsible for relaxing the airway smooth muscle (thereby opening the airways).
Ãâó: asthma.bsd.uchicago.edu/AboutAsthma/AAGlossaryM.ht...
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| beta cells |
are found in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Their function is to produce insulin. (see Alpha Cells, Islets of Langerhans)
Ãâó: www.solopro.com/Diabetes_dictionary.html
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