Usually means: Hormone, regulates blood glucose levels.
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  4. Amylin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (amylin)

noun:  (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
noun:  (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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