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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
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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