See Also: Bee sting, Africanized(health)
sting cell(medicine)
beta cell(medicine)
Beta Cell(health)
Cell, beta (pancreatic)(health)
Beta cell, pancreatic(health)
genes, T-cell receptor beta(medicine)
beta-cell src-homology tyrosine kinase(medicine)
receptors, antigen, T-cell, alpha-beta(medicine)
gene rearrangement, beta-chain T-cell antigen receptor(medicine)

Beta cell, pancreatic (health) and Bee sting, Africanized (health)


Beta cell, pancreatic (health)


A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of Langerhans. They constitute the predominant type of cell in the islets. The beta cells are important because they make insulin. Degeneration of the beta cells is the main cause of type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus.





Bee sting, Africanized (health)


All stings from bees (and Other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. This is surely so with Africanized honey bees, a special species of honey bees that are reportedly moving into the United States from the south. (Africanized honey bees are thought to have originally populated this hemisphere proliferating in Brazil in the 1950s.)