Preferred Name |
insulin |
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Synonyms |
insulin fragments insulin A chain Humulin Insulin precursor insulin B chain |
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Definitions |
A protein hormone secreted by beta cells of the pancreas. Insulin plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, generally promoting the cellular utilization of glucose. It is also an important regulator of protein and lipid metabolism. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0000052 |
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database_cross_reference |
GO:0016088 MeSH:D007328 |
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definition |
A protein hormone secreted by beta cells of the pancreas. Insulin plays a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, generally promoting the cellular utilization of glucose. It is also an important regulator of protein and lipid metabolism. Insulin is used as a drug to control insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. |
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family of | ||
has_alternative_id |
IMR:0010309 IMR:0011543 IMR:0011922 |
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has_exact_synonym |
insulin fragments insulin A chain Humulin Insulin precursor insulin B chain |
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label |
insulin |
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prefixIRI |
IMR:0000052 |
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prefLabel |
insulin |
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subClassOf |