Insulin
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insulin-205-14916669
title:
Insulin
text:
Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the insulin (INS) gene. It is the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and protein by promoting the absorption of glucose from the blood into cells of the liver, fat, and skeletal muscles. In these tissues the absorbed glucose is converted into either glycogen, via glycogenesis, or fats (triglycerides), via lipogenesis; in the liver, glucose is conve
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Peptide hormone
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin
date created:
2001-08-17T08:14:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:55:20Z
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13
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