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ISOFANO [2 records]

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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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Record 2 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Line joining points with the same date of appearance of a certain stage of plant or animal life.

CONT

Phenology has given us maps of spring, contoured with lines called "isophenes". These join the points at which average first growth of grass, or the average first flowering of hawthorn or wood anemones or bluebells, falls on particular days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Ligne joignant les points de même date d'apparition d'un certain stade de la vie végétale ou animale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Línea que pasa por puntos con la misma fecha de aparición de ciertas fases de la vida animal y vegetal.

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