 Insulins
"Insulins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D061385
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.587.200 D12.644.548.586.200
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| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insulins" by people in Profiles.
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Wasserman RM, Patton SR, Clements MA, Guffey D, Schwartz DD, Anderson BJ. Risky self-management behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Measurement validation for the Diabetes-Specific Risk-Taking Inventory. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 11; 23(7):1113-1121.
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Barnard KD, Majidi S, Clements MA, Battelino T, Renard E, Close KL, Novak L, Kar P, Wu Y. RESCUE Collaborative Community: A New Initiative to Reduce Rates of Intended Self-Injury and Suicide Among People with Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2022 08; 24(8):583-587.
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