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Toxic Process Ontology
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December 6, 2022
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| Preferred Name | insulin | |
| 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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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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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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