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Descriptor
English
:
Insulins
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Insulinas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Insulinas
Tree Number:
D06.472.699.587.200
D12.644.548.586.200
Definition
English
:
Peptide hormones
that cause an increase in the
absorption
of
GLUCOSE
by
cells
within organs such as
LIVER
, MUSCLE and
ADIPOSE TISSUE
. During normal
metabolism
insulins
are produced by the PANCREATIC BETA
CELLS
in response to increased
GLUCOSE
. Natural and chemically-modified
forms
of
insulin
are also used in the treatment of
GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS
such as
DIABETES MELLITUS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
History Note
English
:
2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
54559
Unique Identifier:
D061385
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