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Definitions of insulin in various dictionaries:
noun - hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
A polypeptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and functioning in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level.
Any of various pharmaceutical preparations containing this hormone that are derived from the pancreas of certain animals or produced through genetic engineering and are used in the medical treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (type I).
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| Frederick Banting was just 32 when he shared the Medicine Prize for discovering this hormone that treats diabetes |
| Excess weight can interfere with this hormone, raising risk of diabetes & impairing brain function--so hit the gym, Einstein |
| By definition, a person with Type 1 diabetes is dependent on this |
| In August 1969, after 34 years, Dorothy Hodgkin identified the atomic structure of this pancreatic hormone |
| A major task of this hormone is to stimulate the uptake of glucose by cells |
| In 1921 a team including Frederick Banting discovered this hormone produced by the pancreas |
| The only hormone that can lower blood sugar is:(A) epinephrine(B) glucagon(C) thyroxine(D) insulin |
| Nicolas Paulescu isolated a substance he called pancrein, now known as this |
| Co-discoverer of this pancreatic hormone, Ontario's Frederick Banting won a 1923 Nobel Prize |
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| a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes. |
| hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells |
| A hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. The lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes. |
| A polypeptide hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans and functioning in the regulation of the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level. |
| Any of various pharmaceutical preparations containing this hormone that are derived from the pancreas of certain animals or produced through genetic engineering and are used in the medical treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (type I). |
| a hormone in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood: |
| a hormone ( chemical substance) in the body that controls the amount of sugar in the blood |
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Insulin (from Latin insula, island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of, especially glucose from the blood into liver, fat and skeletal muscle cells. In these tissues the absorbed glucose is converted into either glycogen via glycogenesis or fats (triglycerides) via lipogenesis, or, in the case of the liver, into both. Glucose production and secretion by the liver is strongly inhibited by high concentrations of insulin in the blood. Circulating insulin also affects the synthesis of proteins in a wide variety of tissues. It is therefore an anabolic hormone, promoting the conversion of small molecules in the blood into large molecules inside the cells. Low insulin levels in the blood have the opposite effect by promoting widespread catabolism, especially of reserve body fat. * Beta cells are sensitive |