Biology GCSE
Insulin
What Insulin means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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A hormone secreted by the pancreas into the blood when blood glucose concentration rises, increasing the permeability of liver and muscle cell membranes to glucose.
A hormone synthesised and secreted into the bloodstream by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans within the pancreas when blood glucose rises.
A hormone from the pancreas that lowers blood glucose by promoting uptake into cells and storage as glycogen.
A hormone produced by the pancreas that causes glucose to move from the blood into the cells.
A hormone produced by the pancreas that lowers blood glucose concentration.
Topics that use Insulin
- Control of blood glucose concentration (AQA GCSE)
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
- Maintaining internal environments (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Glucagon
- antagonistic hormones
- blood glucose regulation
- glycogen
- insulin resistance
- Negative feedback
- pancreas
- antidiuretic hormone
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