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no, the pancreas produces insulin. It produces insulin to help the glucose go inside the cell.

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What does the beta cells of the pancreas produce?

The beta cells of the pancreas produce insulin and C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin. Source: Wikipedia


What cells produce insulin?

Beta cells in the pancreas.


How do beta cells in the pancreas work to produce and deliver insulin?

1.Beta cells 2.Beta cells 3.Insulin


Does liver produces insulin?

No, it is the beta cells of the pancreas that produce the hormone insulin, involved in glucose uptake by cells.


Insulin produced by?

It is produced by pancrease.Beta cells produce it.


Which glands produce insulin?

In humans only the pancreas produces insulin. There are clusters of specialized cells in the pancreas called Islets of Langerhans. The cell type in the Islets that produce insulin are beta cells. (Other cell types in the Islets produce other hormones.)


What hormone do beta cells of the pancreatic islets produce?

the cells called islets of langerhans are inside the pancreas. there are 5 types of cellgs within the islets of langerhans. The alpha cells produce glucagon, the beta cells produce insulin, delta cells make somatostatin (a general inhibitory hormone), and the last two types of cells, PP cells and D1 cells, little is known about what they do. The Islet of Langerhans cells are most well-known for the production and secretion of insulin.


Do chloroplasts produce insulin?

Chloroplasts are organelles in plant cells that produce glucose.


What produces insulin.?

The insulin is produced in the pancreas gland. This is situated in your abdomen, starting from the C shaped curve of the duodenum. It is placed horizontally. Pancreas contains Beta cells in islets of Langerhans. These cells produce insulin in your body.


Does the spleen produce insulin?

No, the spleen does not produce insulin. Insulin is produced by the beta cells in the pancreas. The main function of the spleen is to filter the blood and help the immune system by producing antibodies and storing white blood cells.


What biotechnology is used to produce insulin for diabetics?

Recombinant DNA technology is used to produce insulin for diabetics. This involves inserting the human insulin gene into bacteria or yeast cells, which then produce insulin that is identical to the one produced by our bodies.


From which cell is insulin derived from?

islets of langerhans. tho i guess all cells have the ability to produce insulin.