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isophane insulin [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
  • Medication
DEF

An intermediate-acting insulin with an approximate time of onset of 2 hours and duration of action of 24 hours, consisting of bovine and porcine insulin reacted with zinc chloride and protamine to form a protein complex with a ratio of free and bound insulin, providing action intermediate between regular insulin and protamine zinc insulin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
  • Médicaments
DEF

Suspension stérile d'insuline dont les caractéristiques sont intermédiaires entre celles de l'insuline-zinc-protamine et de l'insuline-zinc-globuline.

OBS

NPH-Iletin (Lilly), NPH Insulin (Organon; Squibb), Isophan insulin NPH (Burroughs Wellcome).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormonas
  • Medicamentos
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