Medical dictionary. 2011.
extended insulin human zinc suspension — [USP] a long acting insulin consisting of insulin human reacted with a zinc salt to produce zinc insulin crystals. Administered subcutaneously … Medical dictionary
isophane insulin human suspension — [USP] an intermediate acting insulin consisting of insulin human reacted with zinc chloride and protamine sulfate such that the solid phase of the suspension consists of crystals composed of insulin, protamine, and zinc. Administered… … Medical dictionary
insulin — A polypeptide hormone, secreted by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans, that promotes glucose utilization, protein synthesis, and the formation and storage of neutral lipids; available in a variety of preparations including genetically… … Medical dictionary
NPH insulin — (or neutral protamine Hagedorn) (also known as Humulin N, Novolin N, Novolin NPH, NPH Lletin II, and isophane insulin), is an intermediate acting insulin given to help control the blood sugar level of those with diabetes. NPH was created in 1936… … Wikipedia
humulin — SYN: lupulin. * * * Hu·mu·lin hyü myu̇ lən trademark used for a preparation of insulin produced by genetic engineering and structurally identical to insulin made by the human pancreas * * * Hu·mu·lin (huґmu lin) trademark for preparations of… … Medical dictionary
Novolin — No·vo·lin (noґvo lin) trademark for preparations of insulin human produced by recombinant DNA technology; different forms are identified by letters following the trademark; e.g., Novolin L denotes insulin human zinc suspension, or by numerals,… … Medical dictionary
Diabetes in dogs — Illustration of a dog s pancreas. Cell islet in the illustration refers to a pancreatic cell in the Islets of Langerhans, which contain insulin producing beta cells and other endocrine related cells. Permanent damage to these beta cells results… … Wikipedia
Novo Nordisk — A/S Type Publicly traded Aktieselskab (OMX: NOVO B, NYSE: … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
