Insulin |
Humulin; Iletin II; Novolin; Velosulin |
The structure of insulin. The left-hand side is a space-filling model of the insulin monomer, believed to be biologically active. Carbon is green, hydrogen white, oxygen red, and nitrogen blue. On the right-hand side is a cartoon of the hexamer, believed to be the stored form. A monomer unit is highlighted with the A chain in blue and the B chain in cyan. Yellow denotes disulfide bonds, and magenta spheres are zinc ions. [[Image: ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Resources
- Devices for Taking Insulin (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse) - includes insulin pump, insulin pen (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Diabetes and Pregnancy - ACOG Publication #AP051 (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)

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